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This Listing Is For The Noble Aristocratic Title MARQUIS or for the Noble Lady, MARQUISE You are bidding on the Verifiable Noble and Aristocratic Title of MARQUIS (or MARQUISE for a Lady). The low resolution sample picture of your Letters Patent below simply cannot do justice to this gorgeous document which conveys to you your title. It does not show the stunning colored ribbon on the embossed gold seal bearing the emblem of the Duchy of Bohemia, nor does it show the hand produced red sealing wax impression bearing the grantor's heraldic signet impressed ton before the sealing wax hardens . It cannot begin to show the impressive beauty you receive with your large DeLuxe 11" x 14" Letters Patent and Deed of Title Grant, plus all the other official documents you'll receive as described below should you be the successful bidder for this Title of Marquis (or Marquise). You don't have to wait till this auction ends, or watch as other bidders drive up the price till it's over your budget! Just click to Buy one Now ! Click to Buy one NOW! Also NOTE that your documents will be individually prepared for you AFTER completion of the auction (this is NOT an "off the shelf" item), to the order of the successful bidder so be sure you provide us with your full name as you wish it to appear and your gender, and allow a few business days for document preparation and registration with The College of Arms & Heraldry. Duchy of Bohemia Apostille Certificate of Authenticity These illustrations show (in low resolution) just 2 of the additional Official Documents from the Duchy of Bohemia (suitable for framing and display on your wall) you'll receive. Not shown above is your Deed of Title Grant which is included with this comprehensive Title package This DeLuxe Title grant as detailed below comes with all the official documentation shown below: Your Large DeLuxe 11" x 14" Letters Patent granting your Title Your Large DeLuxe 11" x 14" Deed of Title Grant Plus your Official Apostille of the Duchy of Bohemia attesting your title And your Certificate of Authenticity A DeLuxe embossed Document Portfolio to hold your documents PLUS the winner gets Shipping & Handling by F-A-S-T Priority Mail in the USA . The Letters Patent and Deed of Title Grant both measure a full 11" x 14", the other unframed documents are all 8.5" x 11" THE TITLE OF MARQUIS (OR MARQUISE ): A marquess (English spelling) or marquis (North American English and French spelling) is a nobleman of ditary rank in various European monarchies and some of their colonies. The term is also used to render equivalent oriental styles as in imperial China and Japan. In the British peerage it ranks below a duke and above an earl, on the continent usually equivalent w a cognate title exists. A woman with the rank of marquess, or the wife of a marquess, is a marchioness, (pronounced /?m?r??'n?s/) or marquise (North American English and the French spelling). The original title was Margrave, or rather its original in German, Markgraf, with a few equivalents in other languages in use in parts of the Holy Roman Empire (such as Markgraaf in Dutch, Margravio in Italian). The English word derives via the Middle French marquis (feminine, marquise) from Old French Marchis from Medieval Latin marca "frontier, frontier territory" - also seen in the Germanic word for 'border' (mark) - which in English became march, plural marches. The French form marquis, recorded in English since 1300, is still sometimes used (especially in Scotland), though marquess is now the preferred British usage. They were originally counts who were granted extra powers because they guarded border areas. This gave them precedence over other counts (in England, earls). This origin is still evident in the German language (Mark+graf=March+count). In Venice, so many of the nobles in the Libro d'Oro styled themselves marchese by 1529, that when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, ... read more

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