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A noble ranked just high enough to look down on earls and up at dukes.
border guardTitle born from defending dangerous frontier lands called marches
rank orderFourth tier: below duke, above earl and viscount
spelling chaosSpelled marquis everywhere except stubbornly British peerage
wife's titleHis marchioness outranks every countess in the room
rarest rankFewest of all five British peerage grades