TERMS OF ADDRESS AND PRECEDENCE
The following was ripped from the excellent Fontainebleu En Garde! game at https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/feg
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The following list of formal terms of address was originally taken from a British Whitacker's Almanac then amended slightly for the French milieu of a former En Garde game. For roleplaying reasons it was written up as the work of a snooty royal servant.
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At the behest of my Master, His Royal Highness Prince Gaston le Dauphin, I have compiled a short treatise outlining the terms of address in current useage at Court. In order of precedence, they are:
THE KING
Style: His Most Christian Majesty Louis the Thirteenth by the Grace of God, of the Kingdom of France and of His other Realms and Territories, King.
Addressed as: Your Majesty
THE QUEEN
Style: Her Most Christian Majesty Anne, Princess of Austria and by the Grace of God, of the Kingdom of France and of His Majesty's other Realms and Territories, Queen.
Addressed as: Your Majesty
THE DAUPHIN
Style: His Royal Highness Prince Gaston le Dauphin
Addressed as: Your Royal Highness
LA DAUPHINE (His wife)
Style: Her Royal Highness La Princesse Louisa, Duchesse d'Orléans
Addressed as: Madame or, more formally, May it please your Royal Highness
THE CARDINAL
Style: His Eminence Cardinal Richelieu
Addressed as: Your Eminence
THE MINISTER OF STATE
Style: His Excellency (Noble title and Name), His Majesty's Minister of State
Addressed as: Your Excellency
THE MINISTER OF WAR
Style: His Excellency (Noble title and Name), His Majesty's Minister of War
Addressed as: Your Excellency
AMBASSADORS OF FOREIGN STATES
Style: His Excellency (Noble title and Name), Ambassador of the Court of (Sovereign's Name and style) of (Foreign State)
Addressed as: Your Excellency
DUCS, ACCORDING TO THEIR PATENTS OF CREATION
Style: His Grace le Duc de (Name)
Addressed as: Monsieur le Duc or Your Grace
MARQUISES, ACCORDING TO THEIR PATENTS OF CREATION
Style: Monsieur Le Marquis (Name)
Addressed as: Monsieur le Marquis or My Lord Marquis
MINISTER OF FINANCE & THE MARINE (Chancellor)
Style: His Excellency (Noble title and Name), His Majesty's Minister of Finance
Addressed as: Your Excellency
COMTES, ACCORDING TO THEIR PATENTS OF CREATION
Style: Monsieur le Comte (Name)
Addressed as: Monsieur le Comte or My Lord
VICOMTES, ACCORDING TO THEIR PATENTS OF CREATION
Style: Monsieur le Vicomte de (Name)
Addressed as: Monsieur le Vicomte or My Lord
BARONS ACCORDING TO THEIR PATENTS OF CREATION
Style: Monsieur le Baron (Name)
Addressed as: Monsieur le Baron or My Lord
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL DE POLICE (termed by the vulgar 'Préfect de Police') IF OF THE DEGREE OF A CHEVALIER OR COLONEL
Style: (Noble/Military title and Name), His Majesty's Lieutenant-General de Police
Addressed as per title
CHEVALIERS
Style: Monsieur le Chevalier (First and Family Names)
Addressed as: Monsieur le Chevalier or Sir (First Name)
[Note: Military officers holding noble ranks are styled (military rank) le (title/Name)(Regiment/Command) as in 'General le Marquis de Sade, Officer Commanding the First Army' or 'Captain le Chevalier Armand d'Aleg, Dragoon Guards'. In a military context they are addressed by military rank, as in 'Maréchal de Sade' or 'Captain d'Aleg, otherwise as per their title. Officers are addressed at their brevet rank (if they have one) rather than at their full rank. At Court, precedence is assigned as per their noble title rather than by military rank.]
NAVAL, MILITARY AND OTHER ESQUIRES BY OFFICE, AS FOLLOWS (OFFICERS HOLDING MILITARY APPOINTMENTS ARE GIVEN PRECEDENCE OVER THOSE OF THE SAME RANK WITHOUT APPOINTMENTS. OFFICERS OF THE SAME RANK HOLDING THE SAME APPOINTMENT ARE GIVEN PRECEDENCE
ACCORDING TO THE DATE OF THE APPOINTMENT.):
GENERALS
Style: General (First and Family Names)
Addressed as: General (Family Name)
LIEUTENANT-GENERALS
Style: Lieutenat-General (First and Family Names)
Addressed as: Lieutenant-General (Family Name)
BRIGADIER-GENERALS
Style: Brigadier-General (First and Family Names)
Addressed as: Brigadier (Family Name)
COLONELS
Style: Colonel (First and Family Names), Officer Commanding (Regiment)
Addressed as: Colonel (Family Name)
LT.COLONELS
Style: Lt,Colonel (First and Family Names), (Regiment)
Addressed as: Lt.Colonel (Family Name)
MAJORS
Style: Major (First and Family Names), (Regiment)
Addressed as: Major (Family Name)
CAPTAINS
Style: Captain (First and Family Names) (Regiment)
Addressed as: Captain (Family Name)
SUBALTERNS
Style: Subaltern (First and Family Names), (Regiment)
Addressed as: Subaltern (Family Name)
OTHER ESQUIRES
Style: Monsieur (First and Family Names)
Addressed as: Monsieur (Family Name)
The above is a (necessarily much abbreviated) section from my book _Modern Manners at the Court of His Majesty King Louis_ which is published by M.de Fer and available for purchase at the sign of the Sphere Royale, Quai de l'Orloge on the Isle du Palais. Should any of your subordinates wish to delve more deeply into this complex subject, please feel free to recommend this volume to them.
Your Most Obedient Servant,
Monsieur le Chevalier Gautier d'Esque,
Personal Private Secretary to His Royal Highness Prince Gaston le Dauphin
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This was later augmented by this list of terms of address used for denizens of the (Roman Catholic) Church which Alan Percival found for his DuPont En Garde! game.
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The following are forms of address used by Catholics in letters and in speech. It is perfectly correct for those who are not Catholics to change the conclusion to something such as: "With every good wish to Your Excellency (Eminence, etc.), I am, Sincerely yours, NN.," or even more simply, "With every best wish. Sincerely yours, NN."
THE POPE:
Addressing a letter: His Holiness Pope N_________
Salutation: Most Holy Father; Your Holiness.
Concluding a letter: I have the honor to profess myself with the most profound respect, your Holiness' most obedient and humble servant.
In personal speech: Your Holiness
CARDINALS:
Addressing a letter: His Eminence (Christian name) Cardinal (Surname) (If an archbishop or bishop give title and see)
Salutation: Your Eminence:
Concluding a letter: Asking the blessing of Your Eminence, I am, Yours respectfully in Christ, N.
In personal speech: Your Eminence
ARCHBISHOPS:
Addressing a letter: Most Reverend N__N _,Archbishop
of _______
Salutation: Your Excellency or Your Grace
Concluding a letter: Asking Your Excellency's blessing, I am, Yours respectfully in Christ, N.
In personal speech: Your Excellency or Your Grace
PATRIARCHS, EASTERN:
Addressing a letter: His Beatitude the Patriarch of ___ or, His Beatitude the Lord (Christian name) Patriarch of ___
Salutation: Your Beatitude:
Concluding a letter: Asking Your Beatitude's blessing, I am, Yours respectfully
in Christ, NN.
In personal speech: Your Beatitude
PATRIARCHS, LATIN TITULAR, AND NUNCIOS:
Addressing a letter: His Excellency the Patriarch (Archbishop) of__ or His Excellency Monsignor N, Patriarch (Archbishop) of __
Salutation: Most Reverend Excellency; Your Excellency:
Concluding a letter: Asking Your Excellency's blessing, I am, Yours respectfully, NN.
In personal speech: Your Excellency.
BISHOPS:
Addressing a letter: Most Reverend N__ N__
Bishop of __
Salutation: Your Excellency or My Lord Bishop:
Concluding a letter: Asking Your Excellency's blessing, I am, Yours respectfully, NN.
In personal speech: Bishop
ABBOTS:
Addressing a letter: Right Reverend N__ N __(adding letters designating his Order) Abbott of __
Salutation: Right Reverend Abbot:
Concluding a letter: Yours respectfully in Christ, NN.
In personal speech: Father Abbot
PROTONOTARIES APOSTOLIC, DOMESTIC PRELATES AND VICARS GENERAL:
Addressing a letter: Rt. Rev. Msgr. N__N__
Salutation: Right Reverend Monsignor:
Concluding a letter: Yours respectfully in Christ, NN.
In personal speech: Monsignor
PAPAL CHAMBERLAINS:
Address on envelope: Very. Rev. Msgr. N __N __
Salutation: Very Reverend Monsignor:
Concluding a letter: Yours respectfully in Christ, NN.
In personal speech: Monsignor
SECULAR PRIESTS:
Address on envelope: Rev. N__N__ or
Father N __
Salutation: Dear Father:
Concluding a letter: Respectfully yours in Christ, NN.
In personal speech: Father
(Note: Priests as a group object to being addressed either in a salutation or in personal speech as "Reverend N__."
"Father" is the preferred form.)
RELIGIOUS ORDER PRIESTS:
Address on envelope: Rev. N__ N __(adding letters designating his Order.)
Salutation: Dear Father:
Concluding a letter: Respectfully yours in Christ, NN
In personal speech: Father
BROTHERS:
Address on envelope: Brother N__ (adding initials designating his Order.)
Salutation: Dear Brother N __
Concluding a letter: Respectfully yours in Christ, NN
In personal speech: Brother
SISTERS:
Address on envelope: Sister N__
Salutation: Dear Sister N __
Concluding a letter: Respectfully yours in Christ, NN
In personal speech: Sister
MOTHER SUPERIOR (or MOTHER GENERAL):
Addressing a letter: The Reverend Mother Superior (General), Convent of__ or, The Reverend Mother N ____(adding initials of her Order.)
Salutation: Dear Reverend Mother:
Concluding a letter: Respectfully yours,
In personal speech: Mother
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