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I don't think "Earl of Merioneth" and "Lord Greenwich" should be included in this list. They have never been used as courtesy titles for descendants of the Duke of Edinburgh, and it's extremely unlikely that they ever will. Even if a future Duke of Edinburgh did have an heir-apparent who was not a Prince of the United Kingdom, then there's still no certainty that he'd be known as Earl of Merioneth. There are lots of examples where courtesy peers use a title other than the next senior one (e.g. the heir-apparent to the Duke of Buccleuch is called Earl of Dalkeith, not Marquess of Dumfresshire; the heir-apparent to the Earl of Kintore is called Lord Inverurie, not Viscount Stonehaven) or even a totally made-up title (like Viscount Corry or Earl of Glamorgan). Wikipedia is not a place for speculation - even informed speculation - as to what the Duke of Edinburgh's heirs might be called in the remote contingency that the Queen, the Prince of Wales and Prince William all predecease the present Duke, the Crown passing to William's daughter and leaving Prince Harry as Duke of Edinburgh with his otherwise untitled son as heir-apparent to the Dukedom. Opera hat ( talk) 22:32, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
If the Earl of Lincoln had a son, would he use the courtesy title of "Lord Fiennes-Clinton" just as the son of the Earl of Guilford (in the absence of a secondary title) uses the courtesy title of "Lord North", North being the family name?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.154.177.201 ( talk) 09:00, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Should we include also all Masterships in the Peerage of Scotland as courtesy titles? I would say yes, but I’m not sure.. Please share some thoughts about this. Mr. D. E. Mophon ( talk) 13:37, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
Is the third heir of a Duke of Leinster really called Viscount Leinster? Such a duplication would be unique (in the British peerages) so far as I know. — Tamfang ( talk) 21:45, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
Why are all courtesy barons called "Lord". I know that's the form of address for Barons (not just the courtesy ones) but it's not their title. Gerard von Hebel ( talk) 19:09, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
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The first ten are currently listed by order of creation. I suggest that they should be listed as set out in List_of_earls_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland#Earls_in_the_Peerage_of_Scotland, for consistency with that page. Alekksandr ( talk) 21:44, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
The latter is shown as an extant courtesy title, but the article for the former does not mention a heir apparent. Which is correct? Alekksandr ( talk) 22:40, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
Is there a reason why it is listed first among the dukedoms, rather than in the place corresponding to its creation in 1947? I realise that the current holder has another dukedom (Cornwall) which has precedence from 1337, but I don't think that that should affect the placing of Edinburgh Alekksandr ( talk) 11:30, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
Why do some courtesy Scots peerages have a Mastership for the heir apparent while others do not? E.g.
1. If a Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry had a male-line great-grandson, would he be Master of Eskdaill?
2. Marquess of Queensberry - was John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry known as either "Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers" or "Master of Drumlanrig" until the death of his grandfather in 1856? And was Francis Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry so known until the death of his grandfather in 1900? If not, why not?
3. Under the Earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland, why do the earls of Crawford and Balcarres, Sutherland, Morton, Buchan, Eglinton and Winton, Strathmore and Kinghorne, Elgin and Kincardine, Airlie, Dysart, Annandale and Hartfell and Rosebery have courtesy Masterships for their grandsons while the other Earls in the Peerage of Scotland do not?
Alekksandr ( talk) 11:58, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
This extant list is really interesting, but I wonder if a list of historic courtesy titles could be created? Showing extinct dukedoms etc such as the dukedoms of Bolton, Ancaster, Greenwich and the subsidiary titles that were granted with them, or if none, which were used in practice. Andover2024 ( talk) 16:57, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
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I don't think "Earl of Merioneth" and "Lord Greenwich" should be included in this list. They have never been used as courtesy titles for descendants of the Duke of Edinburgh, and it's extremely unlikely that they ever will. Even if a future Duke of Edinburgh did have an heir-apparent who was not a Prince of the United Kingdom, then there's still no certainty that he'd be known as Earl of Merioneth. There are lots of examples where courtesy peers use a title other than the next senior one (e.g. the heir-apparent to the Duke of Buccleuch is called Earl of Dalkeith, not Marquess of Dumfresshire; the heir-apparent to the Earl of Kintore is called Lord Inverurie, not Viscount Stonehaven) or even a totally made-up title (like Viscount Corry or Earl of Glamorgan). Wikipedia is not a place for speculation - even informed speculation - as to what the Duke of Edinburgh's heirs might be called in the remote contingency that the Queen, the Prince of Wales and Prince William all predecease the present Duke, the Crown passing to William's daughter and leaving Prince Harry as Duke of Edinburgh with his otherwise untitled son as heir-apparent to the Dukedom. Opera hat ( talk) 22:32, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
If the Earl of Lincoln had a son, would he use the courtesy title of "Lord Fiennes-Clinton" just as the son of the Earl of Guilford (in the absence of a secondary title) uses the courtesy title of "Lord North", North being the family name?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.154.177.201 ( talk) 09:00, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Should we include also all Masterships in the Peerage of Scotland as courtesy titles? I would say yes, but I’m not sure.. Please share some thoughts about this. Mr. D. E. Mophon ( talk) 13:37, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
Is the third heir of a Duke of Leinster really called Viscount Leinster? Such a duplication would be unique (in the British peerages) so far as I know. — Tamfang ( talk) 21:45, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
Why are all courtesy barons called "Lord". I know that's the form of address for Barons (not just the courtesy ones) but it's not their title. Gerard von Hebel ( talk) 19:09, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
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The first ten are currently listed by order of creation. I suggest that they should be listed as set out in List_of_earls_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland#Earls_in_the_Peerage_of_Scotland, for consistency with that page. Alekksandr ( talk) 21:44, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
The latter is shown as an extant courtesy title, but the article for the former does not mention a heir apparent. Which is correct? Alekksandr ( talk) 22:40, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
Is there a reason why it is listed first among the dukedoms, rather than in the place corresponding to its creation in 1947? I realise that the current holder has another dukedom (Cornwall) which has precedence from 1337, but I don't think that that should affect the placing of Edinburgh Alekksandr ( talk) 11:30, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
Why do some courtesy Scots peerages have a Mastership for the heir apparent while others do not? E.g.
1. If a Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry had a male-line great-grandson, would he be Master of Eskdaill?
2. Marquess of Queensberry - was John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry known as either "Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers" or "Master of Drumlanrig" until the death of his grandfather in 1856? And was Francis Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry so known until the death of his grandfather in 1900? If not, why not?
3. Under the Earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland, why do the earls of Crawford and Balcarres, Sutherland, Morton, Buchan, Eglinton and Winton, Strathmore and Kinghorne, Elgin and Kincardine, Airlie, Dysart, Annandale and Hartfell and Rosebery have courtesy Masterships for their grandsons while the other Earls in the Peerage of Scotland do not?
Alekksandr ( talk) 11:58, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
This extant list is really interesting, but I wonder if a list of historic courtesy titles could be created? Showing extinct dukedoms etc such as the dukedoms of Bolton, Ancaster, Greenwich and the subsidiary titles that were granted with them, or if none, which were used in practice. Andover2024 ( talk) 16:57, 7 June 2024 (UTC)