[Loch-Ruadh] Purchasing Titles-YEAH BUDDY

[Padraig O'Maolagain]

Purchasing of titles, while a fine and respected period practice that remains to this day, is not an SCA practice.

While everyone in the Society is considered to be of noble birth (which is why we address everyone as milady or milord), all titles in the SCA are given at the pleasure of the various Crowns of the Kingdoms and Principalities, whether it be Lady or Lord for receiving an Award of Arms, or a Duchy for having been King and Queen more than once.  The titles King, Queen, Prince and Princess come from having won a Crown tournament or being the consort of the winner, and of course therefore come from right of arms.

In a similar fashion, the College of Heralds does not allow names that contain titles indicating rank or nobility, ie, I cannot call myself Duke Padraig, or use an equivalent Gaelic term that would indicate that rank.

This concludes your lesson on SCA customs and heraldry for today.  :)

Padraig

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From: "Leza M." <rogueofdundee at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org
Date:  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 16:37:19 -0700 (PDT)

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>I'll Purchase a Titled Title from you Heathens....I'm a wealthy Moorish Merchant Princess anyway !  NZINGHA Bard 343,

> Synrik wrote:Purchasing Titles
>
>If a person wanted to purchase a Court Barony for another (very period) that
>has no rights or privileges save that of being able to ware a coronet and be
>able to put the title of 'Baron of _______ (make up a name)', who would one
>speak to?
>
>If it isn't being done, could this be a good fundraiser?
>Of course, all funds go to the Crown and they could pick the Barony that they
>are selling off.
>
>But I was just wondering . . . . . . .






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