IMPERIAL ESTATES WRIT #18 ARMIGEROUS RIGHTS, REGALIA & MODES OF ADDRESS, ORDERS AND AWARDS, AND MINISTRY BADGES NOVEMBER 1999 UPDATED MARCH 2001, NOVEMBER 2001, NOVEMBER 2003, OCTOBER 2009 © 2009 The Adrian Empire Inc., all rights reserved. Adria is a registered trade name of the Adrian Empire, Inc. Anyone is welcome to point out any error or omission that they may find. Imperial Sovereign of Arms: [email protected] Empress: [email protected] Emperor: [email protected] Adrian Empire: Armigerous Rights Writ Page 2 of 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 I. Armigerous Rights ......................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Regalia and Modes of Address...................................................................................................................... 3 A. Theory .................................................................................................................................................... 3 1. Chains of State.................................................................................................................................................3 2. Coronets and Crowns.......................................................................................................................................3 3. Restrictions......................................................................................................................................................3 B. Practice................................................................................................................................................... 4 1. Empire .............................................................................................................................................................4 2. Imperial Crown Prince/Imperial Crown Princess ............................................................................................4 3. Companion of the Order of the Fleur-de-Lis ...................................................................................................4 4. Kingdom..........................................................................................................................................................4 5. Prince/Princess ................................................................................................................................................4 6. Crown Prince/Crown Princess.........................................................................................................................4 7. Archduchy .......................................................................................................................................................4 8. Duchy ..............................................................................................................................................................4 9. Count/Countess................................................................................................................................................4 10. March...............................................................................................................................................................5 11. Founding Viscount/Viscountess ......................................................................................................................5 12. Knight Third Level ..........................................................................................................................................5 13. Shire.................................................................................................................................................................5 14. County .............................................................................................................................................................5 15. Viscount/Viscountess ......................................................................................................................................5 16. Barony .............................................................................................................................................................5 17. Baron/Baroness................................................................................................................................................5 18. Knight Second Level .......................................................................................................................................5 19. House...............................................................................................................................................................6 20. Knight First Level............................................................................................................................................6 21. Lord/Lady........................................................................................................................................................6 22. Lord/Lady Protector ........................................................................................................................................6 23. Canton .............................................................................................................................................................6 24. Squire...............................................................................................................................................................6 25. Man-at-Arms/Lady-in-Waiting/Page...............................................................................................................6 III. Orders and Ministries.................................................................................................................................... 7 A. ORDERS AND AWARDS .................................................................................................................... 7 1. The Imperial Order of the Fleur-de-Lis ...........................................................................................................7 2. The Imperial Order of the Table Round ..........................................................................................................7 3. The Imperial Order of Saint Joan ....................................................................................................................7 4. The Imperial Order of the Comet ....................................................................................................................8 5. The Imperial Order of the Nebula ...................................................................................................................8 6. The Imperial Orders of the Lion, Harp, Quill, and Talbot...............................................................................8 7. The Royal Star.................................................................................................................................................8 8. The Royal Order of the Crown Companions...................................................................................................8 9. The Royal Order of the Queen’s Guard...........................................................................................................8 10. The Noble Order of the Crown Guards ...........................................................................................................9 11. The Crown Seal of Excellence ........................................................................................................................9 12. The Rising Star of Adria..................................................................................................................................9 B. MINISTRY BADGES............................................................................................................................ 9 1. Arts & Sciences ...............................................................................................................................................9 2. Marshal............................................................................................................................................................9 3. Physicker .........................................................................................................................................................9 4. Rolls.................................................................................................................................................................9 5. Minister of Arms and Herald...........................................................................................................................9 6. Steward............................................................................................................................................................9 IV. Grandfather Clause ....................................................................................................................................... 9 © The Adrian Empire November 2009 http://www.adrianempire.org Adrian Empire: Armigerous Rights Writ Page 3 of 9 PREFACE We, the Imperial Estates General, do hereby adopt this Writ as Law in the Adrian Empire. This Writ lists those items which