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'''Viscounts''' and '''Viscountesses''' (pronounced VEYE-count(-ess)) are gentles who have ruled at least once over a [[principality]]. | '''Viscounts''' and '''Viscountesses''' (pronounced VEYE-count(-ess)) are gentles who have ruled at least once over a [[principality]]. | ||
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As former royalty, they have a [[Patent of Arms]] and are considered [[Peer|Royal Peers]]. | As former royalty, they have a [[Patent of Arms]] and are considered [[Peer|Royal Peers]]. | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
[[Category:Awards]] | [[Category:Awards]] | ||
Revision as of 16:34, 4 December 2015
Viscounts and Viscountesses (pronounced VEYE-count(-ess)) are gentles who have ruled at least once over a principality.
They are correctly addressed as "Your Excellency" and referred to in the third person as "Viscount/ess [personal name]."
As former royalty, they have a Patent of Arms and are considered Royal Peers.