Royal and Noble Ranks-Titles of Nobility
A complete list and dictionary of Royal and Nobility Titles, Ranks, and Styles of all the Nobility, Royalty, Diplomacy and Clergy in the World
Titles and Ranks A-D
Aartbisschop/
Dutch/= Archbishop/Style: Zijne (Hoogerwaarde) Excellentie (=His Most
Reverend Excellence)
Aba, Abba
/Ethiopia/title of a priest in the Ethiopian Church
Abetu
/Ethiopia/= Lord
Abuna
/Ethiopia/title of the supreme chief (The Abuna) of the
Ethiopian Church, the Patriarch, and of other high
dignitaries (Abuna+name) of the Church
Aji
/Indonesia/ruling title of the dynasty before the
conversion to Islam
Aku
/Wukari, Nigeria/title of the traditional ruler/Style: His
Royal Highness
Alafin
/Western Nigeria/title of
traditional rulers
Alake
/Abeokuta, Nigeria//title of the traditional ruler/Style:
His Royal Highness
Alaqa
/Ethiopia/chief priest in the Ethiopian Church
Alga Worrach
/Ethiopia/Crown Prince/Style: His Imperial Highness
Alhaji
, see Haji
Ama
/Eastern Nigeria/title of traditional rulers
Amananawei
/Eastern Nigeria/title of traditional rulers
Amanyanabo
/Eastern Nigeria/title of traditional rulers
Ambassadeur
/Dutch/= Ambassador/Style: Zijne Excellentie (when
abroad)
Ambassadeur
/French/= Ambassador/Style: Son Excellence (when
abroad)
Ambassador/
English/Style: His, Her Excellency (when abroad)
Ambassador
/USA/Style: His, Her Excellency (when abroad), The
Honorable (when not abroad)
Amir
, see Emir
Andi
/
Celebes/address to a Bugi noble
Aqabe Saat
/Ethiopia/priest attached to the Palace
Archbishop
/English/Style: The Most Rev (when in office), The Right
Reverend (when retired)
Archdeacon
/English/Style: The Venerable (when in office)
Archdeacon Emeritus
/English/Style: The Venerable
Archduchess
/English/princess or wife/widow of a prince of the
Habsbourg House of Austria/Style: His Imperial and Royal
Highness
Archduke
/English/prince of the Habsbourg House of Austria/Style:
His Imperial and Royal Highness
Archevêque
/French/= Archbishop/Style: Son Excellence (Révérendissime) Mgr
(=His Most Reverend Excellence Mgr)
Archiduc, Archiduchesse
/French/= Archduke, Archduchess/Style: Son Altesse Impériale et Royale
Ardri
/
Ireland/=High King, the paramount ruler of Ireland until
1169
Aru
/
Celebes/=Noble
Aru Matowa
/Wajo, Celebes/=Sovereign Prince
Associate Justice/
USA/Style: The Honorable
Ata, Atta
/Nigeria/title of traditional rulers
Attorney General
/USA/Style: The Honorable
Aznaour
/Armenia, Georgia/= Noble
Badshah
, see Padishah
Baron
, Baroness/UK/Style: The Right
Honourable
Baron, Barones
/Dutch/Style: Hoogwelgeboren (literally High Well
Born)
Baron, Baronesa
/Spanish/= Baron, Baroness/Style: Excelentisimo if Grande de España, Ilustrisimo
otherwise, with in both cases the prefix Don, Doña
Baron
, Baronne/French/= Baron/Style:
none
Barone, Baronessa
/Italian/= Baron, Baroness
Baron’s daughters and sons
/UK/The Honourable
Baronet
/UK/Sir + first name+ surname, Bt/Style: none
Beileh
/
China/= Prince/Prince of the 3rd degree
Beitzu
/
China/= Prince/Prince of the 4th degree
Bey
/Ottoman Empire, Egypt/equivalent to Lord, a personal
nobility title
Beyzade
/Ottoman Empire, Egypt/literally, Son of a Bey,
equivalent to The Honourable
Bhamar, Bhanwar
,/India/title of the grandson of a Thakur
Bishop
/English/Style: The Right Reverend
Bishop of Meath (Premier Bishop of Ireland)
/Ireland/Style: The Most Reverend
Bisschop/
Dutch/= Bishop/Style: Zijne (Hoogerwaarde) Excellentie (=His Most
Reverend Excellence)
Bitwoded
/Ethiopia/litterally Beloved, a title given
traditionally to close advisers of the Emperor or previous
Kings, sometimes equaled with the title of Marquess
Bourgmestre
/French (Belgium)/= Mayor/Style: none
Burgemeester
/Dutch/= Mayor/Style: none
Burggraaf, Burggravin
/Dutch/= Viscount, Viscountess/Style: Hooggeboren
(= literally High Born)
Burggraf, Burggräfin
/German/= Viscount, Viscountess
Cabinet Minister
/UK/Style: The Right Honourable
Cabinet Officer
(Minister)/USA/Style: The Honorable
Canon
/English/Style: The Reverend (when in office)
Canon Emeritus
/English/Style: The Reverend
Cardinal
/Holy See/Style: The Most Eminent
Cardinal
/Holy See (French)/Style: Son Eminence (Révérendissime)
Cavaliere
/
Italy/equivalent to Knight
Chanoine
/French/= Canon/Style: none
Chao
/Thailand/= Prince
Chao Phraya
/Thailand/the highest personal nobility title granted to Mom Rajawongse, Mom Luang and commoners
before 15/5/1942, always followed by a new name
Chargé d’Affaires
/English, French/Style: none
Chief Justice
/Canada/Style: The Right Honourable
Chief Justice/
Australia, USA/Style: The Hono(u)rable
Circuit Judge
/UK/Style: His Honour
Comte, Comtesse
/French/= Earl or Count, Countess/Style: none
Conde, Condesa
/Spanish/= Earl or Count, Countess/Style:Excelentisimo if Grande de España, Ilustrisimo otherwise, with in both cases the
prefix Don, Doña
Conte, Contessa
/Italian/= Earl or Count, Countess
Consul, Consul General
/French, English/Style: none
Consul, Consul Generaal
/Dutch/Style: none
Countess
/UK/Style: The Right Honourable
Curadh
/Ireland/=Knight
Dabtaras
/Ethiopa/priest entitled to marry
Daeng
/Celebes/nobility title
Dalai Lama
/Tibet/Style: His Holiness
Damad, Damat
/Ottoman Empire/literally Son in Law, the title borne by
son in laws of the Ottoman Emperor/Style: His Excellency
Dame
, see Seigneur
Dame of an Order of Chivalry
/UK/Dame + first name + surname + recognised letters of the
Order
Dato, Datu
,
Datin
/Malay/= King, Queen, also a nobility title
Dato, Datuk
/Malaysia/1° the title attached to an office such as
the district heads or Penghulus in all Malaysia,
the subrulers or Undangs of Negeri Sembilan or to
a limited number of palace dignitaries; 2° the title
is attached to the first two or three classes of the Orders
of Chivalry created by the Kingdom of Malaysia and by all
States, dynastic or not: several nuances have been created
in the title of Dato or Datuk: Dato Seri or Sri (similar to the Sri that
we find in most Indian kingdoms), Dato Paduka, Dato Paduka Utama, Dato Setia,
etc…/Style: Yang Berbahagia or Y.Bhg
Datuk
/Indonesian/a ruler’s title and also a nobility title
Dean
/English/Style: The Very Reverend (when in office)
Dejazmatch
/
Ethiopia/literally Keeper of the King’s Door
, originally a military title equivalent to Lt General
conferred on Governors or less important dignitaries,
sometimes equaled with the title of Count
Deken
/Dutch/= Dean/Style: De Zeereerwaarde Heer (=The
Very Reverend)
Duc, Duchesse/
French/= Duke, Duchess/Style: none except when a specific
style has been granted
Duca, Duchessa/
Italian/= Duke, Duchess/Style: varies from Sua Excellenza (Princes of the Kingdom of Naples
until 1711) to none
Duke, Duchess
/UK/Style: His, Her Grace
Duke’s daughter
/UK/entitled to the courtesy title of Lady
Duke’s son
/UK/the eldest son assumes by courtesy the secondary title
of his father, the other sons are entitled to the courtesy
title of Lord
Duque, Duquesa
/Spanish/= Duke, Duchess/Style: Excelentisimo,
with the prefix Don, Doña
Dvorianin
/Russian/= Noble/borne by the non titled noble
Titles and Ranks E-H
Earl
/UK/Style: The Right Honourable
Earl’s daughter
/UK/entitled to the courtesy title of Lady
Earl’s sons
/UK/the eldest son assumes by courtesy the secondary title of his father,
the other sons are entitled to the courtesy title of The Honourable
Edle, Edler
/German/= Noble/style borne by untitled nobles
Eerste Minister/
Belgium (Dutch), Netherlands/= Prime Minister/Style: none
Emebet/
Ethiopia/female descendant of a noble of high rank (Leul or Ras)
Emir
/Arab/= Prince/Style: varies from His Highness (Gulf states) to none
Empereur, Impératrice/
French/= Emperor, Empress/Style: Sa Majesté
Emperor, Empress/
Japan/Style: His, Her Majesty
Enderasse
/Ethiopia/literally He who represents Him (the Emperor),
translated as Viceroy
Erbgrossherzog
/Luxembourg (German)/= Hereditary Grand Duke/Style: Seine Königliche Hoheit (= His, Her Royal Highness)
Eristav
/Georgia/= Prince
Eristav Eristavi
/Georgia/= Prince of the Princes
Etubom
/Eastern Nigeria/title of traditional rulers
Eze
/Eastern Nigeria/title of tradional rulers
Erzherzog, Erzherzogin
/German/= Archduke, Archduchess/Style: Seine Kaiserliche und
Königliche Hoheit (=His, Her Imperial and Royal Highness)
Etchege
/Ethiopia/traditional title of the administrative head of the Ethiopian
Orthodox Church, subdued into the title of Abuna but restored in
1997. Initially Prior of the Debra Libainos Monastery
Evêque
/French/= Bishop/Style: Son Excellence (Révérendissime) Mgr (=His Most Reverend
Excellence Mgr)
Fetor, Fettor/
Rote Island, West Timor/literally Administrator, sometime translated as
Vice Raja
Fitawrari, Fitaorari/
Ethiopia/originally a military title equivalent to Major General, later
conferred to civil officials, sometimes equaled with the title of Baron
Flaith
/Ireland/=Prince
Freiherr, Freiherrin
/German/= Baron, Baroness
Fürst, Fürstin
/German/= Prince, Princess (ruling or formerly ruling)/Style: varies from Seine Königliche Hoheit (= His, Her Royal Highness) to none
Gebba
/Buru Island, Moluccas/equivalent to Rani (= Queen)
Gefürstliche Graf
/German/= Princely Count
General
/English, French/Style: none
Gerazmatch, Grazmatch
/
Ethiopia/originally a military title equivalent to Brigadier General of the
left wing of the army, later conferred to civil officials
Gouverneur
/French/= Governor/Style: none
Governor, Governor General
/British Commonwealth/Style: His, Her Excellency
Governor
/USA/Style: The Honorable
Graaf, Gravin
/Dutch/= Count, Countess/Style: Hooggeboren (= literally High
Born)
Graf, Gräfin
/German/= Count, Countess
Grand Duc, Grande Duchesse/
Luxembourg (French), Russia (French)/= Grand Duke, Grand Duchess/Style:Son Altesse Royale (Luxembourg), Son Altesse Impériale (Russia)
Grand Duke, Grand Duchess
/Luxembourg (English), Russia (English)/Style: His, Her Royal Highness
(Luxembourg), His, Her Imperial Highness (Russia)
Grande de España
/Spain/Style: Excelentisimo
Grand-Rabbin
, see Rabbin
Groot-Rabbijn
, see Rabbijn
Grossfürst, Grossfürstin
/Russia (German)/= (translated incorrectly) Grand Duke, Grand
Duchess/Style: Seine Kaiserliche Hoheit (=His, Her Imperial
Highness)
Grossherzog, Grossherzogin
/Luxembourg (German)/= Grand Duke, Grand Duchess/Style: Seine Königliche Hoheit (= His, Her Royal Highness)
Haji, Haja
/Islam/one who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca, often used as a title, also
spelled Alhaji, Hadji
Hanim Sultan(a)
/Ottoman Empire/literally Lady Sultana, title borne by the daughters of
daughters of the Ottoman Emperor
Herr, Herrin
/German/= Lord, Lady
Herr und Bürger
/Soleure, Switzerland/= Lord and Patrician/title borne by the (descendants
of ?) patrician families
Hertog, Hertogin
/Dutch/= Duke, Duchess/Style: at least Style: Hooggeboren (=
literally High Born)
Herzog, Herzogin
/German/= Duke, Duchess/Style: varies from Seine Königliche Hoheit (= His, Her Royal Highness) to none
High Commissioner
/British Commonwealth/Style: His, Her Excellency
Titles and Ranks I-M
Impire
/Ireland/=Emperor
Infante/
Portugal, Spain/title of the sons and daughters of the
Kings of Spain and Portugal/Style: His, Her Royal Highness
Infante, Infanta/
Spanish/= Infant/title of the sons and daughters of the
Kings of Spain and Portugal/Style: Sua Alteza Reale (=His, Her Royal Highness)
Itege
/Ethiopia/Empress (consort)/Style: Her Imperial Majesty
Jang di Pertuan
/Indonesian/equivalent to King
Jonkheer, Jonkvrouw/
Belgium (Dutch), Netherlands/= Noble/Style: Hoogwelgeboren (literally High Well Born)
Judge/
English/Style: The Honourable
Judge
, see also Associate Justice, Chief Justice, Circuit Judge,
Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice, Lord Justice Clark,
Lord Justice General, Lord Justice of Appeal, Master of the
Rolls
Judge of High Court
/UK/Style: His Lordship, Her Ladyship (when on the Bench),
The Honourable (elsewhere)
Junker
/Saint Gall, Switzerland/title borne by descendants of
patrician families until the end of the 19th century
Justice of Peace
/UK/Style: His, Her Worship (when on the Bench)
Kannunik
/Dutch/= Canon/Style: none
Kardinaal
/Dutch/= Cardinal/Style: Zijne (Hoogerwaarde) Eminentie (=His Most Reverend
Eminence)
Kejuruan
/Sumatra/ruler title below Sultan and Raja
Khan, Khanum/
Central Asia/literally Lord, title borne by the descendants
in the male line of former rulers titled Khan
(son: Khanzada or Khan, daughter: Khanum)/Style: none
Khan Bahadur
/India, Pakistan/literally, Illustrious Lord (son:Khanzada or Khan, daughter: Khanum)
Khanzada, Khanzade
, see Khan
Khun
/Thailand/the lowest personal nobility title granted to Mom Rajawongse, Mom Luang and commoners
before 15/5/1942, always followed by a new name
King, Queen
/English/Style: His, Her Majesty
Kniaz
/Serbia/= Sovereign Prince
Kniazmatch, Kagnazmatch,
see Qaññazmatch, Qâgnazmatch
Knight Bachelor
/UK/Sir + first name + surname
Knight of an Order of Chivalry
/UK/Sir + first name + surname + recognised letters of the
Order
Kota Raja
/Sumatra/literally King of the City, a ruler’s title
Krom Khun
/Thailand/= Prince, Princess of +place name/the 5th rank of
royal titles/Style: varies from His, Her Royal Highness to
His, Her Highness
Krom Luang
/Thailand/= Prince, Princess of +place name/the 4th rank of
royal titles/Style: varies from His, Her Royal Highness to
His, Her Highness
Krom Muen
/Thailand/= Prince, Princess of +place name/the 6th rank of
royal titles/Style: varies from His, Her Royal Highness to
His, Her Highness
Krom Phra
/Thailand/= Prince, Princess of +place name/the 3rd rank of
royal titles/Style: varies from His, Her Royal Highness to
His, Her Highness
Krom Phraya
/Thailand/= Prince, Princess of +place name/the 2nd rank of
royal titles/Style: varies from His, Her Royal Highness to
His, Her Highness
Krom Somdetch Phra
, see Somdetch Krom Phraya
Kronprinz, Kronprinzessin
/German/= Crown Prince/Style: Seine Kaiserliche und
Königliche Hoheit (=His, Her Imperial and Royal
Highness)
Kumar, Kunwar
/
India/title of the son of a Thakur
Kumari, Kunverba
//India/title of the daughter of a Thakur
Lady Mayoress
, see Lord Mayor
Lamido
/West Africa/equivalent to Emir, title of the traditional
ruler/Style: His Royal Highness for the Lamido of Adamawa
in Nigeria
Landgraf, Landgräfin
/German/= Count, Countess (higher thanGraf, Gräfin)/Style: varies from Seine Hoheit (=His, Her Highness) to none
Leul
/Ethiopia/Prince of the immediate Imperial House ( Negusawi Betasab)/Style: His Imperial Highness
Leul Ras
/Ethiopia/Prince of the Imperial House (Mesafint)
Style: His Highness
Leult
/Ethiopia/Princess of the Imperial House/Style:
Her Imperial Highness
Lieutenant Governor
/Canada/Style: The Honourable
Lij
/Ethiopia/literally child, male descendant of a noble of
high rank (Leul or Ras), sometimes
equaled with the title of Infant or Lord
Liurai
/East Timor/equivalent to Raja (= King)
Lord Advocate
/UK/Style: The Right Honourable (when in office)
Lord Chancellor
/UK/ a British officer of state who presides over the House
of Lords in both its legislative and judicial capacities,
serves as the head of the British judiciary, and is usually
a leading member of the cabinet/Style: The Right Honourable
Lord Chief Justice of England/
Style: The Right Honourable Lord
Lord Justice of Appeal/
UK/Style: The Right Honourable
Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Justice General
/UK/Style: The Right Honourable
Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress
/London, York, Belfast, Cardiff in the UK/Style: The Right
Honourable
Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress
/Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Hobart in
Australia/Style: The Right Honourable
Lord Provos
t/Edinburgh, Glasgow in Scotland/Style: The Right
Honourable
Luang
/Thailand/the 4th highest personal nobility title granted
to Mom Rajawongse, Mom Luang and
commoners before 15/5/1942, always followed by a new name
Maestrante/
Spain/member of a nobility horseriding association
Maharaja, Maharana, Maharao
/India/literally, Great King (wife: Maharani, son: Maharaj Kumar (in short: Maharaj),
daughter: Maharaj Kumari)/Style: His Highness for
successors of rulers of salute states
Maharaja Bahadur
/India/literally, Illustrious Great King (wife:Maharani, son: Maharaj Kumar, daughter: Maharaj Kumari)/Style: His Highness for successors
of rulers of salute states
Maharajadhiraj
/India/literally, King of Kings (wife: Maharani,
son: Maharaj Kumar, daughter: Maharaj Kumari)/Style: His Highness for successors
of rulers of salute states
Maharadjadhiraja Bahadur/
India/literally, Illustrious King of Kings (wife:Maharani, son: Maharaj Kumar, daughter: Maharaj Kumari)/Style: His Highness for successors
of rulers of salute states
Maharajkumar, Maharajkumari
/India/literally, Son, Daughter of a Great King/= Prince,
Princess
Maharani
/India/literally, Great Queen, the title of the wife of the
Maharaja, Maharana, Maharao, Maharaja Bahadur,
Maharajadhiraj, Maharajadhiraja Bahadur/Style: Her Highness
for wives/widows of successors of rulers of salute states
Maharao
, see Maharaja
Maire
/French/= Mayor/Style: none
Malik
/Arab/= King
Manek
/Rote Island, West Timor/equivalent to Raja (=
King)
Marchese, Marchesa
/Italian/= Marquess, Marchioness
Markgraf, Markgräfin
/German/= Marquess, Marchioness
Markies, Markiezin/
Dutch/= Marquess, Marchioness/Style: Hooggeboren
(= literally High Born)
Marqués, Marquesa
/Spanish/= Marquess, Marchioness/Style:Excelentisimo if Grande de España, Ilustrisimo otherwise, with in both cases the
prefix Don, Doña
Marquess, Marquis, Marchioness
/UK/Style: The Most Honourable
Marquess’s daughter
/UK/entitled to the courtesy title of Lady
Marquess’s sons/
UK/the eldest son assumes by courtesy the secondary title
of his father, the other sons are entitled to the courtesy
title of Lord
Marquis, Marquise
/French/= Marquess, Marchioness/Style: none
Master of the Rolls
/UK/a high official of the British judiciary having custody
of the records of the Court of Chancery and important
patents and grants and serving usually as presiding judge
of the Court of Appeal and also as a member of the Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council/Style: His Lordship, Her
Ladyship (when on the Bench), The Right Honourable
(elsewhere)
Matlea
/Buru Island, Moluccas/equivalent to Raja (= King)
Maulana
/Indonesia/Master (in religion)
Mayor
/USA/Style: The Honorable
Mayor
, see also Lord Mayor
Mayor of a Borough or Town Mayor
/UK/Style: The Worshipful
Mayor of a City
/UK/Style: The Right Worshipful
Meridazmatch
/Ethiopia/title of the Ruler of Shoa until 1813, restored
on 22/1/1931 by HIM Emperor Haile Selassie for his son then
Crown Prince Asfa Wossen (later HIM Emperor Amha Selassie)
Mesfin
/Ethiopia/= Duke/Style: His Imperial Highness, His Highness
or His Grace, depending on the rank of the title holder
Minister
/Belgium (Dutch), Netherlans/Style: none
Minister
/English/Style: His Excellency in most countries
Minister
, see also Cabinet Minister (UK), Cabinet Officer (USA)
Ministre
/French/= Minister/Style: none in France and in Belgium, Son Excellence in most other countries
Moderator of the General Assembly of Church of
Scotland
/Style: The Right Reverend (when in office), The Very
Reverend (when retired)
Mom
/Thailand/a royal title granted to maleMom Rajawongse or MR, no longer granted, also the title borne by the wife of a prince who is not of
royal birth
Mom Chao
/
Thailand/= Prince, Princess/the 4th rank of royal
princes/Style: His, Her Serene Highness
Mom Luang
/Thailand/equivalent to The Honourable/the lower title,
abbreviated ML, usually borne by great great grandchildren
of HM The King/Style: none
Mom Rajawongse
/Thailand/equivalent to Lord, Lady/a title, abbreviated MR,
usually borne by great grandchildren of HM The King
(Children: Mom Luang or ML)/Style: none
Titles and Ranks N-S
Nawab/
India, Pakistan/literally, Viceroy, title borne by the successors of former
Muslim rulers of India, also a hereditary or personal nobility title in the
Moghul Indian Empire retained by British India (wife: Begum, son: Nawabzada, daughter: Nawabzadi)/Style: His Highness for
successors of rulers of salute states
Nawab Bahadur/
India, Pakistan/literally, Illustrious Viceroy, title borne by the
successors of former Muslim rulers of India, also a hereditary or personal
nobility title in the Moghul Indian Empire retained by British India (wife: Begum, son: Nawabzada, daughter: Nawabzadi
)/Style: His Highness for successors of rulers of salute states
Nawabzada, Nawabzadi
/India, Pakistan/literally Son, Daughter of a Nawab
Negus
/Ethiopia/= King
Negusa Negest/
Ethiopia/= King of Kings/Style: His Imperial Majesty
Nibure Id/
Ethiopia/the High Priest of Axum (originally Axum Zion), literally “the
laying on of hands” indicating the holder’s rôle in ordinating
and anointing others
Nizam
/Hyderabad/literally, Governor, title borne by the successors of former
Muslim rulers of Hyderabad/Style: His Exalted Highness
Nobile
/Genoa/= Noble/Style: Magnifico
Nobil Homo, Nobil Donna
/Venice/abbreviated NH, ND/= Noble
Nobile Romano
/Papal States/title borne by descendants of Nobles registered in the Libro d’Oro, including still today the descendants of the Popes’
families
Nobile Romano Coscritto
/Papal States/title borne by 60 families who enjoyed this title before the
extension of the Italian laws to the Papal States’ provinces
Noble
/Fribourg, Switzerland/entitled to the particule “de” for descendants of
patrician families since 1782
Nonce Apostolique
/French/= Nuncio/Style: Son Excellence (Révérendissime) Mgr (= His Most Reverend
Excellence)
Nuncio, Nuntius
/English/ambassador of the Vatican in Catholic countries/Style: His Most
Reverend Excellence Mgr
Nuntius
/Dutch/=Nuncio/Style: Zijne (Hoogwaardige) Excellentie Mgr (= His
Most Reverend Excellence Mgr)
Oba, Obi
/Western Africa/title of traditional rulers
Obong, Obongo
/Eastern Nigeria/title of traditional rulers
Och’Idoma
/Idoma, Nigeria//title of the traditional ruler/Style: His Royal Highness
Ohimege
/Koton Karifi, Nigeria/title of the traditional ruler/Style: His Royal
Highness
Ohinoyi, Otohinoyi
/Igbirra, Nigeria/title of the traditional ruler/Style: His Royal Highness
Onogie
/Western Nigeria/title of traditional rulers
Ovie
/Western Nigeria/title of traditional rulers
Pacha
/Ottoman Empire, Egypt (French), see Pasha
Padishah, Padshah, Badshah
/Persian/Padishah (“pâdshâh” in Persian) is the correct
translation for Emperor (short form of pâdshâh-e ‘âlam,
“Emperor of the World”). This title was next to Shâhanshâh (“King
of Kings” or Supreme King) and Shâh-e bozorg (Great King),
traditionally the title of all Persian monarchs since Kyros II The Great.
Later the Moghuls and Ottomans adopted the title of Padishah, as well,
because Persian was the official court language in Dehli and Istanbul
(thanks for this to Amirzadeh Arian Kazem Khan Zarrinkafsch Zarrinnaal, of the Mirs and Schahzadehgi Zarrinkafsch of Sinneh in
Iran)
Paduka Raja
/Celebes/= Most Excellent King, a ruler’s title
Panembahan
/Madura Island, Indonesia/a ruler’s title
Pangeran
/Sumatra/= Prince, a ruler’s title
Pangeran Ratu
/Sumatra/= Princely King, a ruler’s title
Pangeran Sultan
/Java/= Prince and Sultan, a ruler’s title
Panglima
/Indonesia/= Commander
Panglima Besar
/Sumatra/= Great Commander, a ruler’s title
Panglima Raja
/Sumatra/= King Commander, a ruler’s title
Panglima Sultan
/Aceh, Sumatra/= Sultan Commander/Style: His Highness
Pape/
Holy See (French)/= Pope/Style: Sa Sainteté
Pasha
/
Ottoman Empire, Egypt/a personal nobility title illegal in Turkey
in 1934 and abolished in Egypt in 1952
Patrizio
/Italy/title borne by descendants of a member of a city’s nobility ( Patrizzio di + city adjective or name)
Patrizio Romano
/Papal States/title borne by the descendants of 180 families preexisting
the publication of Urbem Romam by Pope Benedict XIV on 4/1/1746
Penghulu
/Indonesian/= Chief (traditional)
Pfalzgraf, Pfalzgräfin
/German/= Count, Countess Palatine
Phra
/Thailand/the 3rd highest personal nobility title granted to Mom Rajawongse, Mom Luang and commoners before 15/5/1942,
always followed by a new name
Phra Chao Vorawongse Ther Phra Ong Chao
/
Thailand/=Prince, Princess/the second rank of royal princes/Style: His, Her
Royal Highness
Phra Vorawongse Ther Phra Ong Chao
/
Thailand/=Prince, Princess/the second rank of royal princes/Style: His, Her
Highness
Phraya
/Thailand/the 2nd highest personal nobility title granted to Mom Rajawongse, Mom Luang and commoners before 15/5/1942,
always followed by a new name
Pope/
Holy See (English)/Style: His Holiness
Premier Ministre
/French/= Prime Minister/Style: none in France and in Belgium, Son Excellence in most other countries
President of the USA
/Style: none
Priest
/English/Style: The Reverend
Prime Minister
/UK/Style: The Right Honourable
Primus of Scotland
/Style: The Most Reverend
Principe, Principesa
/Spanish/= Prince, Princess
Principe, Principessa
/Italian/= Prince, Princess/Style: varies from Sua Altezza Serenissima (several Princes of the Holy Roman Empire)
to Sua Excellenza (Princes of the Kingdom of Naples until 1711) to
none
Prins, Prinses
/Dutch/= Prince, Princess
Prinz, Prinzessin
/German/= Prince, Princess (children of an Emperor, King, Grand Duke, Duke
or ruling Prince or Fürst)/Style: varies from Seine Kaiserliche Hoheit (=His, Her Imperial Highness) to none
Prionsa
/Ireland/=Prince
Privy Counsellor
/Canada/Style: The Honourable
Privy Counsellor
/UK/Style: The Right Honourable
Punggawa
/Celebes/= Commander, a ruler’s title
Putra, Putri
/Indonesia, Malaysia/=Prince, Princess
Putra Makhota
/Indonesia, Malaysia/literally, Son of the Crown/=Crown Prince
Qaññazmatch, Qâgnazmatch, Kniazmatch, Kagnazmatch
/Ethiopia/originally a military title equivalent to Brigadier General of
the right wing of the army, later a nobility title conferred to civil
officials
Queen
, see King
Rabbi
/English/Style: none
Rabbin, Grand-Rabbin
/French/Style: none
Rabbijn, Groot-Rabbijn
/Dutch/Style: none
Raden
/Java, Sumatra/a ruler’s or a nobility title
Rai
/India/an individual hereditary or personal nobility title
Rai Bahadur
/India/an individual hereditary or personal nobility title
Rai Sahib
/India/an individual hereditary or personal nobility title
Raja, Rana, Rawal, Rawat, Raya
/India/literally, King (wife: Rani, mother: Rajmata, son: Rajkumar, daughter: Rajkumari, estate: Raj), a
ruler’s title and also an individual hereditary or personal nobility
title/Style: His Highness for successors of rulers of salute states
Raja, Rajah, Radja, Radjah
/Indonesia/literally, King, title borne by the successors of former rulers
Raja Bahadur
/India/literally, Illustrious King (wife: Rani, mother: Rajmata, son: Rajkumar, daughter: Rajkumari,
estate: Raj), a ruler’s title and also a individual hereditary or
personal nobility title/Style: His Highness for successors of rulers of
salute states
Rajadhiraja
/India/literally, King of Kings (wife: Rani, mother: Rajmata, son: Rajkumar, daughter: Rajkumari,
estate: Raj)/Style: His Highness for successors of rulers of
salute states
Rajadhiraja Bahadur
/India/literally, Illustrious King of Kings (wife: Rani, mother: Rajmata, son: Rajkumar, daughter: Rajkumari,
estate: Raj)/Style: His Highness for successors of rulers of
salute states
Raja Muda
/Indonesian/= Crown Prince
Raja Tuwa
/Celebes/= Lord King, a ruler’s title
Rajkumar, Rajkumari
/India//literally, Son, Daughter of a King/= Prince, Princess
Rajmata
/India//literally, Mother of a King/= Queen Mother//Style: Her Highness for
mothers of rulers of salute states
Rajo Adat
/Bua, Sumatra/= King of the Tradition, a ruler’s title
Rajo Alam
/Tanah Datar, Sumatra/= King of the World, a ruler’s title
Rajo Ibadat
/Sumpur, Sumatra/= Religious King, a ruler’s title
Rana
, see Raja
Rani
/India/literally, Queen, the title of the wife of the Raja, Rana, Rawal,
Rawal, Raya, Raja Bahadur, Rajadhiraj, Rajadhiraja Bahadur/Style: Her
Highness for wives/widows of successors of rulers of salute states
Rao
/India/literally Prince, an individual hereditary or personal nobility
title
Rao Bahadur
/India/literally Illustrious Prince, an individual hereditary or personal
nobility title
Rao Sahib
/India/literally Master Prince, an individual hereditary or personal
nobility title
Ras
/Ethiopia/= Duke
Ratu
/Indonesian/= King, Queen
Rawal, Rawat, Raya
, see Raja
Reese Masafint/
Ethiopia/ literally First among the Dukes, could be
translated as Archduke
Reina
, see Rey
Reine
, see Roi
Representative/
USA/Style: The Honorable
Rey, Reina
/Spanish/= King, Queen/Style: Sua Majestad
Ri
/Ireland/=King
Ridire
/Ireland/=Knight
Ridder
/Dutch/equivalent to Knight/Style: Hoogwelgeboren (literally High
Well Born)
Ritter
/German/equivalent to Knight
Roi, Reine
/French/= King, Queen/Style: Sa Majesté
Ruire
/Ireland/=Sub-King (from latin Regulus)
Sabhdan
/Ireland/=Sultan
Salawa
/Nias Islands, Sumatra/a ruler’s title
Sardar, Serdar, Sirdar
/Afghanistan, India, Pakistan/literally, Commander (wife: Sardarni
), a hereditary or personal military title
Sardarni
/Afghanistan, India, Pakistan/wife/widow of a Sardar
Sayyid
,
Sayed
,
Sharif, Sherif, Sidi
/Islam/literally Lord or Noble, title borne by the descendants in the male
line of Fatima (daughter of Holy Prophet Mohammad) by 4th (Sunni) Caliph
and 1st (Shia) Imam Ali and their two sons 5th (Sunni) Caliph and 2nd
(Shia) Imam Hassan and 3rd (Shia) Imam Hussain
Sawai Maharaja Bahadur
/India/literally, Higher Illustrious Great King (wife: Maharani,
son: Maharaj Kumar, daughter: Maharaj Kumari)/Style: His
Highness for successors of rulers of salute states
Seanascal
/Ireland/=Seneschal
Secrétaire d’Etat
/French/= Secretary of State/Style: none in France and in Belgium, Son Excellence in other countries
Secretary General of the United Nations
/Style: His Excellency
Secretary of State
/UK/Style: The Right Honourable
Seigneur, Dame
/French/= Lord, Lady/not in use since 1789
Sénateur/
French/= Senator/Style: none
Senator
/USA/Style: The Honorable
Señor, Señora
/Spanish nobility title/= Lord, Lady/Style: Excelentisimo if
Grande de España, Ilustrisimo otherwise, with in both cases
the prefix Don, Doña
Serdar, Sirdar
, see Sardar
Shah
/Persian/= King
Shahanshah
/Persian/= King of Kings/Style: His Imperial Majesty
Shahzada, Shahzade, Shahzadi/
Persian, Ottoman Empire/literally Son, Daughter of the King/= Prince,
Princess/Style: varies from His Imperial Highness to none
Shaikh or Sheikh, Shaika or Sheika
/Arab/the head of an Arab family, clan, tribe, or village : an Arab chief
— often used as a title or form of respectful address or a governor
or prince among peoples of Arabian or Muslim descent or a Muslim religious
leader or scholar/title used by cadet members of the Gulf emirates/Style:
none
Sharif, Sherif,
Sidi
, see Sayyid
Shehu
/Borno, Nigeria/title of the traditional ruler/Style: His Royal Highness
Siulu
/Nias Islands, Sumatra/= Chief, a tribechief’s title
Somdetch Chao Fa
/Thailand/= Prince, Princess/the highest rank of royal princes/Style: His,
Her Royal Highness
Somdetch Krom Phraya
/Thailand/= Prince, Princess of +place name/the highest rank of royal
titles, formerly Krom Somdetch Phra/Style: varies from His, Her
Royal Highness to His, Her Highness
Somdetch Phra Baromma
/Thailand/the highest rank in the Royal Family, second only to that of HM
The King, bestowed to the Queen and to royal princes of the Somdetch Chao Fa rank
Speaker of the House of Representatives
/USA/Style: The Honorable
Staatssecretaris
/Belgium (Dutch), Netherlands/=Secretary of State/Style: none
Suku
/Sumatra/= Chief, a ruler’s title
Sultan
/Dutch, English, French/a king or ruling sovereign especially of a
Muhammadan state/Style: depending on the sultanate from His Majesty
(Brunei) to none
Sultan Muda
/Indonesian/= Vice Sultan
Sultanzade
/Ottoman Empire/literally, Son of the Sultan, title borne by the sons of
daughters of the Ottoman Emperor/Style: His Highness
Susuhunan
/Java/= Sultan, title of the Sultan of Surakarata/Style: His Royal Highness
