[Ansteorra] Terms Coronets when to use

[Alden Drake]

While ducal, county, and baronial title holders wear coronets, I've never heard them referred to as Coronets in the way Kings and Queens are referred to as The Crown.  I've only ever heard Territorial and Crown Princes/Princesses referred to as "The Coronet".
 
My take on baronial thrones is that those seats are tied to the land, and all land is the providence of the Crown, making them thrones.  Barons and Baronesses are the representatives of the Crown for that particular land and therefore sit in those thrones in the absence of the Crown.  When the Crown is present at an event, the Crown occupies the thrones, and the B&B sit "in state" in TRM's presence.  Usually the Crown travels with their own thrones, so the barony's thrones are moved off center to acknowledge the "position of honor" to TRM's thrones.  
 
Alden Drake
Former Stargate Throne Assembler


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From: "willowdewisp at juno.com" <willowdewisp at juno.com>
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Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:55:06 AM
Subject: [Ansteorra] Terms Coronets when to use


Dear Folk
I come from the time before Ansteorra and I carry a lot of the old customs with me.
One is about the term Coronets. Everyone but Kings and Queens wear coronets but when we used the term we were talking about the Royal Prince and Prince. I now here the term applied to Baron/ess.  When did this change? Is this right? If Baron/ess get to be Coronets shouldn't everyone who wears a coronet get to be one?
Also a King or a Queen sit on a Throne.The fact the Crown sits on the chair makes it a Throne.  A Duchess does not sit on a Throne and her sitting on a chair does not make it a throne.  I do not believe Baronial chairs of states are Thrones and I wonder if they should be call such. 
Questioning new customs
Duchess Willow de Wisp
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