Yahoo! Sports: Houston Oilers, Texas Longhorns legend Earl Campbell clears up rumors about his health
Houston Oilers, Texas Longhorns legend Earl Campbell clears up rumors about his health
As everyone is rapidly learning, don't believe everything you read on the internet, especially when it comes solely from social media. Earl Campbell showed us the most recent example Thursday. "Please ...
An earl has the title Earl of [X] when the title originates from a placename, or Earl [X] when the title comes from a surname. In either case, he is referred to as Lord [X], and his wife as Lady [X].
There is no female styling of “earl,” and, because the rank corresponds to the French comte or German Graf (count), a woman who holds the rank, or the wife of an earl, is styled “countess.”
Historically, an earl was the ruler of a county or earldom, but the title is now primarily ceremonial. In the U.K., there are currently around 190 earls. The Earl of Wessex is the highest-ranking earl in the peerage system. He’s also second in line to the British throne.
Known as the peerage system, this noble hierarchy consists of five ranks today: duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron. The title of earl — the oldest in the peerage system — dates back to the end of the early medieval period, during the reign of King Canute (or Cnut) in the 11th century.
The meaning of EARL is a member of the British peerage ranking below a marquess and above a viscount.
When a duke or a marquess has an earldom as his second title, this is ‘by courtesy’ given to his eldest son: thus the heir of the Duke of Northumberland is Earl Percy while that of the Marquess of Winchester is the Earl of Wiltshire.