Jonathan_S wrote:tlb wrote:PS: He is a not a member of the House of Lords, that would be his father, so I am unsure why there is a "Lord" stuck into his name in the quote. At most he has a cadet seat, which is not the same thing.
I'd assumed it was a
a courtesy title of "Lord".
That's a logical assumption. Which pretty much mirrors what I thought. De facto Lord if you will. As I mentioned above, "Do you know who my father is?" Pavel Young was born into the line of Lordly succession, hence his constant berating of Honor about her lowly birth being a Commoner. Pavel Young didn't have all of the rights of the official title, however what he traded on, quite naturally, was that he was still entitled to the
respect of said title.
Jonathan_S wrote:That, while not (yet) a peer, as the son of the Earl of North Hollow he might, by courtesy, be addressed as Lord Pavel Young (but never formally as Lord Young -- that surname only form would be reserved for the actual peer. Though in informal conversation, when it was clear which Young was being spoken of people might be sloppy about including the first name)
Admittedly, as seen in the wiki article, that's not quite how the UK currently does it. They reserve the courtesy "Lord" for the younger sons of dukes and marquesses.
That part confused me. It is why I said I was wrong yet again about the inner workings of the British government. Crossing up the two, I thought that Stefan would be the one to succeed Dmitri, if inheritance is the method. Before tlb pointed out inheritance, I thought
both Pavel and Stefan would become Lords. Since the House of Lords do not have a cap on the number of its seats like the House of Commons.
The reason I assumed simultaneous inheritance would be the rule is because of the high probability of simultaneous births, in the HV.
Wiki: A mum has revealed how she gave birth to twins born at exactly the same time, which experts believe is an extremely rare phenomenon. Described as 'simultaneous twins', Molly and Micky McLaren were both born naturally at 11:53am on April 27, with the time of their joint arrival confirmed on their birth certificates.Aug 9, 2023
Being born at the exact same time because of tubed births and other factors could be very common in the HV.
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