viscounts
Between earls, barons
Viscounts is the plural of viscount, a rank of European nobility falling between earl (or count) and baron.
The title originated as a deputy to a count.
In British peerage, it remains an active rank: The viscounts gathered for the ceremony.
The feminine equivalent is viscountess.
Landed aristocratic residence
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- seigneurFeudal landowning noble
- landedCame to rest
estate · demesne · tenant · liege · fealty · chivalry · squire · knighthood
Low-ranking peer
- earlBritish hereditary noble rank
- dukeHighest-ranking nobleman
- marquessNobleman below duke
- countessFeminine noble rank
baronet · peer · lordship · titles · House of Lords · nobility · rank · precedence
Following in order
- primogenitureEldest inherits all
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
dynasty · birthright · ancestry · descendants · scion · heir · entailment · patrimony
London's political center
- House of LordsBritain's senior parliamentary body
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
- EnglandLargest British country
Scotland · Ireland · British Empire · Victorian · Tudor · Stuart · Windsor · Plantagenet
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- seigneurFeudal landowning noble
landed · estate · demesne · tenant · liege · fealty · chivalry · squire · knighthood · heraldry
baron
Low-ranking peer
countess · baronet · peer · lordship · titles · House of Lords · nobility · rank · precedence · coronet
succession
Following in order
- primogenitureEldest inherits all
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
bloodline · dynasty · birthright · ancestry · descendants · scion · heir · entailment · patrimony · legacy
Westminster
London's political center
- House of LordsBritain's senior parliamentary body
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
England · Scotland · Ireland · British Empire · Victorian · Tudor · Stuart · Windsor · Plantagenet · county
- nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- royal courtking, queen, prince, princess, crown
- British Classupper class, middle class, lower class, working class, aristocrats
- Edwardian BritainEdward VII, Queen Victoria, country houses, manor houses, servants
- Imperial Brazilemperors, empress, imperial army, imperial navy, Second Empire
- leadersleader, boss, leaders, bosses, chiefs
viscountscommoners
Ordinary citizens, untitled
peasants · serfs · the masses · ordinary people · working class