What is the European order of aristocrats in rank?

Question

For example,

1. King

2. Queen

3. Prince

4. Princess

But what is the order that comes after? Like Duke, Count, etc?

Answer 1

5;- DUKE

6.- COUNT/EARL

7.- MARQUIS

8.- BARON

Answer 2

The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. The term is used both collectively to refer to the entire body of titles, and individually to refer to a specific title. All British honours, including peerage dignities, spring from the Sovereign, who is considered the fount of honour.

British Peers are of five ranks:

Duke/Duchess

Marquess/Marchioness

Earl/Countess

Viscount/Viscountess

Baron/Baroness

The Peerage of France was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. The prestigious title and position of Peer of France was held by the greatest and highest-ranking members of the French nobility.

French Peers are of six ranks:

Duc/Duchesse

Marquis/Marquise

Comte/Comtess

Vicomte/Vicomtess

Baron/Baronne or Baroness

Chevalier/Dame

The Spanish nobility are the persons who possess the legal status of nobility, and the system of titles and honours of Spain and of the former kingdoms that constitute it. Some nobles possess various titles that may be inherited, but the inheritance and creation of titles is entirely at the grace of the King of Spain. Legitimate and natural patrilineal descendants of a nobleman are also noble, as are those female-line descendants whose inheritance of a legal title of nobility is recognized.

Spanish Peers are of six ranks:

Duque / Duquesa

Marqués / Marquesa

Conde / Condesa

Vizconde / Vizcondesa

Barón / Baronesa

Señor / Señora

Answer 3

Here is the order of precedence:

King/Queen Regent

Queen Consort/Prince Consort

Prince/Princess who are also often Royal Duke/Duchess,Marquess,Earl,

Baron as well.

Non-Royal aristocracy:

Duke/Duchess

Marquess/Marchioness

Earl/Countess

Baron/Baroness

Many titled arisocrats hold more than one title. An excellent example of this is Charles,Prince of Wales who is also Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick and Baron Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.

Answer 4

5.  Duke

6.  Marquess

7.  Earl

8.  Viscount

9.  Baron

Answer 5

England:

Duke/Duchess

Marquess/Marchioness

Earl/Countess

Viscount/Viscountess

Baron/Baroness (aka Lord/Lady)

Baronet/Lady

Knight/Lady

In England a Baron is a sort of generic term used for all the peers.  You won't generally hear somebody listed as the Baron of Somewhich, but Lord Somewhich or Lord of Somewhich.  

France:

Duc/Duchesse

Marquis/Marquise

Comte/Comtess

Vicomte/Vicomtess

Baron/Baronne or Baroness

Chevalier/Dame

Spain:

Duque/Duquesa

Marque/Marquesa

Conde/Contesa

Viconde/Vicontesa

Varon/Varonesa

Caballero/Dama

There are actually lots of versions of each in France, Spain and Italy due to the many languages spoken in each country.  These are just the more modern versions.  

Germany is where you get really mixed up:

Herzog = Duke

Pfalzgraf = Duke (or thereabouts)

Erzherzog = Archduke

Markgraf or Margrave = Marquess

Graf or Grave = Count

Waldgraf = Baron

Ritter = Knight

Versions of the German ranks are used over most of Eastern Europe, especially Graf.  There are lots of different spellings and pronunciations from Prussia to Greece.  I have a list of the female versions as well but I can't remember them off the top of my head.  Generally speaking you just add an 'in' to the end of the title, like Grafin.

Answer 6

1. Duke

2. Marquis

3. Count

4. Viscount

5. Baron