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These awards do not results from recommendations
These awards do not results from recommendations
Dukes and Duchesses are those who have served as King and Queen at least twice. They can usually be identified by the coronets they wear. These coronets normally have strawberry leaves in groups of three, set at four points on the coronet, and may have additional "personalized" decorations as well.
The titles carry a Patent of Arms by default in the West.
Forms of Address:
When talking to: Your Grace; Duke (name), Duchess (name); My Lord Duke (name), My Lady Duchess (name)
Referring to: His Grace Duke (name), Her Grace Duchess (name), Their Graces Duke (name) and Duchess (name)
Signing Letters as: Duke (name), Duchess (name)
(Duke/Duchess may be substituted for alternate language or gendered titles if known ...)
These are folk who have served as King and Queen once. Their coronets give them away -- these are embattled, and may have additional personal decoration as well.
The titles of carry a Patent of Arms by default in the West. In addition, one who reigned as Consort automatically receives membership in the Order of the Rose (listed separately here).
Forms of Address:
When talking to: Your Excellency; Count (name), Earl (name), Countess (name); My Lord Count (name), My Lord Earl (name), My Lady Countess (name)
Referring to: His Excellency Count (name), His Excellency Earl (name), Her Excellency Countess (name), Their Excellencies Count/Earl (name) and Countess (name)
Signing letters as: Count/Earl (name), Countess (name)
(Count/Countess may be substituted for alternate language or gendered titles if known ...)
These are folk who have served as Prince or Princess of a Principality at least once. Viscounty Coronets are in no way defined, but are a matter of personal taste. They normally reflect some element of the Principality Arms, plus personal decoration.
The title carries a Patent of Arms by default in the West. In addition, each Principality has their own additional recognition for the outgoing Consort that is granted automatically with the consort's Viscounty title, these are listed on the pages for those Principalities.
Forms of Address:
When talking to: Your Excellency (name); Viscount (name), Viscountess (name); My Lord Viscount (name), My Lady Viscountess (name)
Referring to: His Excellency Viscount (name), Her Excellency Viscountess (name), Their Excellencies Viscount (name) and Viscountess (name)
Signing letters as: Viscount (name), Viscountess (name)
(Viscount/Viscountess may be substituted for alternate language or gendered titles if known ...)
Bestowed Peerages
Bestowed Peerages
These awards may result from reccomendations. Letters and supporting documentation can also be sent to Order Clerks
These awards may result from reccomendations. Letters and supporting documentation can also be sent to Order Clerks
Members of this Order are either Knights or Masters at Arms (or Masters of Arms), depending on whether or not they wished to swear fealty to the Thrones of the West at the time of their recognition.
They are elevated to this rank for their ability on the field and for their courtesy and chivalry both on and off the field. Knights swear fealty to the King and Queen, sometimes to Princes, and are considered to be vassals of the King, while Masters at Arms may swear fealty to an individual King and Queen (or Prince and Princess) if they so desire.
Knights wear white belts, and chains of large single links, and prick spurs if they so desire. Masters at Arms wear only a white baldric, a belt worn diagonally across the chest.
For the Knights the chain represents the bond of fealty between the King and His Knight. The white belt is a symbol of chivalry and prowess, which is why both Knights and Masters at Arms wear white belts, albeit in different ways. The spurs come from the days when knights were mounted warriors, and are the symbol of the rank of knight. Sometimes abbreviated: KSCA or MSCA for Knight of the Society for Creative Anachronism, or Master at Arms of ...
The titles Knight or Master of Arms (and variations) carry a Patent of Arms by default in the West.
Forms of Address:
When talking to: Sir / Dame / Domina / Master / Mistress (name)
Referring to: Sir / Dame / Domina / Master / Mistress (name)
Signing letters as: Sir / Dame / Domina (name), KSCA; Master / Mistress / Dame / Domina (name), MSCA
[Titles shown may be substituted for alternate language or gendered titles if known ...]
Membership in the Order of the Laurel is given for excellence in the arts and/or sciences. Only a member of the Order of the Laurel may wear a medallion with a laurel wreath, and in the Kingdom of the West may wear a cloak with the laurel wreath on the back, possibly enclosing an emblazon of their Arms, and a smaller one on the front. The laurel wreath is a Greek symbol of achievement, and was also a symbol of Apollo, the Greek god of the Arts. Sometimes abbreviated: OL.
The titles of Master or Mistress of the Laurel carry a Patent of Arms by default in the West.
Forms of Address:
When talking to: Master / Mistress / Dame (name)
Referring to: Master / Mistress / Dame (name)
Signing letters as: Master / Mistress / Dame (name), OL
[Titles shown may be substituted for alternate language or gendered titles if known ...]
The Order of the Pelican is given for extraordinary service to the Kingdom, far and beyond that given by most members. The members of the Order may wear a medallion depicting a pelican in its piety (wounding itself to feed its young), and a cloak with the same on the front and back (as for the Laurel). The pelican in its piety symbolizes sacrificing oneself for others, and was also a medieval symbol of Christ (the ultimate symbol of sacrifice). Sometimes abbreviated: OP
The titles of Master or Mistress of the Pelican carry a Patent of Arms by default in the West.
Forms of Address:
When talking to: Master / Mistress / Dame (name)
Referring to: Master / Mistress / Dame (name)
Signing letters as: Master / Mistress / Dame (name), OP
[Titles shown may be substituted for alternate language or gendered titles if known ...]
Membership in the Order of Defense is given for excellence in the skills of Rapier, Cut and Thrust or Rossfecten combat. The badge of the order is blazoned (Tinctureless) Three rapiers in pall inverted tips crossed, and may be worn on a medallion, on a white livery collar, or in some other fashion deemed appropriate by the members of the Order. In the West Kingdom, the members of this order are also given a favor of a white scarf bearing a red rose as a symbol of the relationship between the members of this Order and the Queen and the Order of the Rose. The scarf may also have a green demi-sun denoting the West Kingdom.
The titles of Master or Mistress of Defense carry a Patent of Arms by default in the West.
Forms of Address:
When talking to: Master / Mistress / Dame (name)
Referring to: Master / Mistress / Dame (name)
Signing letters as: Master / Mistress / Dame (name), OD
[Titles shown may be substituted for alternate language or gendered titles if known ...]
Membership in the Order of the Mark is given for excellence in ranged martial pursuits as practiced in the SCA (including: archery; thrown weapons; and/or siege weapons). This may include mounted or equestrian archery and/or thrown weapons.
The titles of Master or Mistress of the Mark carry a Patent of Arms by default in the West.
Badge: (Tinctureless) A set of nesting scale weights within and conjoined to a mascle fleury at the upper point.
The badge for the Order which may be worn on a medallion or garb, banners, etc. As it is tinctureless, it basically means that both the background and the charges can be whatever tinctures suit the person using it.
Regalia: Two white vambraces or bracers.
(which may be decorated or not).
Forms of Address:
When talking to: Master / Mistress / Dame (name)
Referring to: Master / Mistress / Dame (name)
Signing letters as: Master / Mistress / Dame (name), OM
[Titles shown may be substituted for alternate language or gendered titles if known ...
Membership in this Order is given automatically to those who have sat the throne as the Royal Consort. The Order of the Rose was created in the early days of the Society, before the title of Countess was used for those who had served as Queen. All Kings were, in those days, automatically made Knights, so it was felt that those who had served as Queen deserved recognition as well.
The OR is not always accompanied by a patent of arms from one kingdom to the next. In the West, it is considered to carry a patent and is entered into the Award List separately from the Countess (or other) title. There is no medallion or other symbol for the Order, although a member of this order may alter their armory and add a wreath of roses if they wish (this is not an augmentation of arms). They may also wear or display a wreath of roses (although some just use a single rose) in some fashion (on garb, on banners, as a medallion). (In some Kingdoms the OR is also a polling order, which is not the case in the West -- it is automatically granted with the title of Countess or Count.)
Note that the Order of the Rose is considered equivalent to the Orders of Chivalry, the Laurel, the Pelican, Defense, and the Mark but is not subject to recommendation.
Forms of Address:
Typically the same as for Counties, but when Signing a letter, for example, the use of OR may be added after the name.
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