Those titles for sale in magazines. Are they real?

Question

Is it pretentious to use such titles in the USA?

Answer 1

A real aristocrat title is inherited at birth and only blueblood families are privileged to have such a title usually given by a monarch. An aristocrat title also symbolizes a very long possibly even royal family lineage full of nobles, dukes, lords, earls, count, princes and even perhaps a monarch.

A commoner lady could marry into an aristocrat family and become a “Lady” or “Duchess” or “Countess” however, when an aristocrat lady marries a commoner, she is the only one who is entitled to keep her full title and style, while both her husband and children would remain a commoner with no title or style.

Even if someone was allowed to buy an aristocrat title, they will not be recognized and definitely not acknowledge by other real blueblood aristocrat families. An aristocrat title will loose all of its significance, importance and privileged status if it was put up "for sale.” A title may be bought but definitely not the entire privileged blueblood family lineage that must follow behind the title.

Answer 2

What titles are you talking about?? Like Princess or Duchess or stuff. Making yourself sound royal is stupid and makes you a wannabe no offense.

Answer 3

I personally wouldn't waste money on a magazine ad claiming to tell royal titles but you can indeed easily buy royal titles from lower title holders. You can buy higher titles for more money from smaller countries. I'd look online for a respectable website to make sure it's authentic. If you bought the title of Lady, you could have the title but as another poster said, it won't make you a certain nationality and most of royal families won't acknowledge you. I'm a direct descendant of Pepin the Short and King Henry III but the British royals probably wouldn't acknowledge me. Most people buy the titles to "sound more important" in the business world.

Answer 4

It seems to me that those titles that are for sale belong to the nobility, not the royalty. While all royals may be noble, not all nobles are royal.