Are lords and ladies considered royal??

Question

I was wondering if they are considered royal or not. Most of my family were lords and ladies in France and i'm wondering what they were considered.

Answer 1

Lord and Lady are peerage titles.A peer can be royal or non-royal,it depends on the situation of the family.

You would already know if you had royal ancestors already,so it sounds like your family members were non-royal aristocracy.Royal peers are designated HRH,The Duke-- or HRH,The Countess--.

Answer 2

No - as these are "titled" positions.  Usually wealthy landowners who supported the King.

Answer 3

Lords, Ladies and so on where considered ' nobles ' or ' nobility ', the rank below Royals.