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Thread #131094 Message #2954507
Posted By: Uncle_DaveO
29-Jul-10 - 11:47 AM
Thread Name: BS: The Use of Titles?
Subject: RE: BS: The Use of Titles?
Did anyone note the context-triggered ad that came up with this thread? Noble Titles for Sale
It seems that, despite the fact that The Grand Duchy of Pomerania and Livonia doesn't exist any more, the Grand Dukedom of that erstwhile country continues in his family line in exile, with the right to originate or grant titles, appoint officerships in the armed forces of this presently nonexistent country, and so on. So of course the grand-ducal family needs funds (don't we all?), and they are running a sale, I gather.
You can be a Duke of Pomerania and Livonia, the site says, for the nominal sum of about $115 if I recall correctly; a baronet for $90; and on and on. (Or of course the feminine equivalents thereof.) To be a general or colonel of the army will be cheaper, of course.
I don't recall whether the site indicates that these are hereditary titles or only for life.