The story of the nobility: The Marquis of England was passed down from Germany and France, and in the eyes of the English, the Marquis was a completely foreign title, so in history the British treated the Marquis with this

The Story of the Nobility: The Marquis

The Marquis of England was passed down from Germany and France, and in the eyes of the English, the Marquis was a completely foreign title, so in history, the British definition of the title of Marquis was not very clear.

The earliest title of marquis in England, not a separate title of land, was only an honor, especially in the border areas of England and Scotland, there was a long-term "frontier nobility", in order to highlight the status of these frontier military commanders, the German word "marquis" was quoted to call them.

It was not until the second half of the 14th century that the English king decided to formally grant the title of "Marquis" to his recognized nobility through official ceremonies. For example, in 1358 Robert De Vere, ninth Earl of Oxford, was made Marquis of Dublin, and in 1397 King Charles II of England made his cousin John Beaufort the Marquis of Somerset.

It was not until the 15th century, when Edmund Beaufort, the son of John the Marquis of Somerset, was made marquis of Dorset, and the title of marquis was officially established and the second place in the five-tier system was clarified, and it was only by this time that the title of marquis began to be valued by a number of nobles.

In terms of overall quantity, the five-level knighthood system of the duke's uncle, the marquis appeared the most late, the number of people who were canonized was also the smallest, and the status in history was not prominent.