Let's say a duke had a daughter, what would her title be?

Question

And what about a duchess's dad? What would you call him?

Ex:

Lord Charles?

Could you call him that? Or would he be a duke?

Answer 1

The Dozey

Answer 2

The duke's daughter is a Lady.She would be called "The Lady Given-name Surname."

For the father of a duchess,it depends upon his title.

If she were a duchess in her own right,that means that she inherited her title from her father,who would have been a duke.Otherwise,it depends on the title that her family holds. He could be a duke,a marquess,an earl,maybe even a royal prince.

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Answer 3

A Duke's daughter would use the title of "Lady", instead of "Miss".

A Duchess' father may be anything- he could be a peer or just a commoner.

Answer 4

Prnigel is mostly right, except where he says that "if the Duke of Westminster had only a daughter, upon his death she would become the Duchess of Westminster and would hold and control that title and all that came with it". She wouldn't.

In Britain and in the majority of European countries, titles of nobility generally pass through the male line only, so if a Duke only has daughters the heir to the title would be the Duke's younger brother (or the brother's eldest son, if the brother were already dead). If the Duke had no brothers, the heir to the title would be the previous Duke's younger brother, and so on.

There are one or two very ancient Scottish peerage titles that can pass through the female line, but they are rare exceptions to the rule.

Answer 5

the daughters of Earls, Marquess, and Duke all have the right to use the courties title "Lady" before there given name ex. Lady Diana Spencer. She would take precedunce after here eldest brother wife and before any other brothers wife.

Thier are currently no duchess in her own right so that point would be mute but should thier be a duchess she would have out lived her father who would have been the previeus duke.

Answer 6

Say her name is Mary. You would address her as Lady Mary.

Answer 7

dookey

Answer 8

As I understand it, a duke's daughter would be given the honorific "Lady" since the title is her father's and not hers.If the duke held secondary titles, he could make one or more a part of her dowry, the lands and titles going to her husband when she married, unless such titles were specifically directed to be hers, such as when she reached legal maturity. In which case such titles would be held independent from whoever she married.

If she is the only child, with no brothers to receive the title (male primogeniture), then the father would usually give the title to the daughter making her a duchess, again independent of any titles belonging to her husband.

This last example offers one answer to the second part of your question. A duchess, generally speaking, is a woman married to a man who is a duke, unless the woman has received the title of duchess independent of titles held by her husband. By that same generality, she receives her title from her husband. If she marries into a superior household, her father is addressed by whatever title he holds (or held, if deceased) before the marriage, unless an increase in the father's rank is a part of the marriage agreement (for instance if said duke is also a prince of the local royal house. Duke was often a title given to "extra" sons of royal houses). So if the daughter of the Earl of Northumberland married the Duke of York, she would be referred to as the Duchess of York and her father would still be the Earl of Northumberland. Also, if the Duke of Westminster had only a daughter, upon his death she would become the Duchess of Westminster and would hold and control that title and all that came with it entirely seperately from the titles and lands held by her husband, the Earl of Clarence. On top of that, she would have precedence (ranking preference) over her husband in a number of categories because ducal authority is dominant over an Earl's authority.