Peerage
Organizational Structure
The basic unit is the household. The household is a group of members who meet on a regular basis to conduct the business and activities of ROC.
Once approved to form a household, the Following requirements must be met in order to gain recognition as an active household:
1. Household
The head of the household will be a Lord, Lady, or Knight Banneret (A knight allowed to lead his men into a battle under his own banner and ranking just above a Knight Bachelor).
The household must have a minimum of 3 active members, and at least 1 of the listed members must be present at Court for the formal recognition of the household.
2. Manor
The head of this household will be also be a Lord, Lady or Knight Banneret. They will be entitled to wear a gold circlet the width not to exceed �� of an inch.
The Manor must have a minimum of 7active members, and at least 4 of the listed members must be present at Court for the formal recognition of the Manor.
3. Baronety
The head of a Baronety will be a Baronet (A man or women holding the lowest hereditary British title, below a baron but above a Knight Banneret: a Baronet is addressed as �Sir,� and may add �Bart� to his name, as Sir John Doe, Bart). They will be entitled to wear a gold circlet the width not to exceed 1�� of an inch width.
The Baronety must have a minimum of 12 active members, and at least 6 of the listed members must be present at Court for the formal recognition of the Baronety.
4. Barony
The head of a Barony will be known as a Boron or Baroness (In the Middle Ages, A feudal tenant of the King of any higher-ranking lord; he was a nobleman of the lowest rank of the British hereditary peerage. A Baroness was a Baron�s wife, widow or daughter (in some European countries), or women with a Barony in her own right). They will be entitled to wear a gold coronet of 1�� inch width with eight 1� inch diameter silver balls or pearls spaced evenly around the perimeter.
The Barony must have a minimum of 25 active members, and at least 10 of the listed members must be present at Court for the formal recognition of the Barony.
5. Viscountcy
The head of a Viscountcy will be known as a Viscount or Viscountess (A deputy of an Earl or Sheriff, a nobleman next below an Earl or Count and above a Baron. A Viscountess is the wife or widow of a Viscount or she can be a peeress with a rank equivalent to that of a Viscount). They will be entitled to wear a gold coronet of 1�� inch width with sixteen 1� inch diameter silver balls or pearls spaced evenly around the perimeter.
The Viscountcy must have a minimum of 50 active members, and at least 20 of the listed members must be present at Court for the formal recognition for the Viscountcy.
6. Earldom
The head of an Earldom will be known as an Earl, Count, or Countess (A British nobleman ranking above a Viscount and below a Marquess: the wife or widow of an Earl is considered a Countess). They will be entitled to wear a gold coronet of 1�� inch width with four 1� inch diameter balls or pearls alternating with four sets of strawberry leaves spaced evenly around the perimeter.
The Earldom must have a minimum of 100 active members, and at least 40 of the members must be present at Court for the formal recognition of the Earldom.
7. March
The head of a March will be known as a Marquis or Marquise (A British nobleman ranking above an Earl and below a Duke. A Marquise is the wife or widow of a Marquis or a Lady whose rank in her own right equals that of a Marquis). They will be entitled to wear a gold coronet of 1�� inch width with eight 1� inch diameter silver balls or pearls atop 3� tall spires spaced evenly around the perimeter with alternating strawberry leaves.
The March must have a minimum of 175 active member, and at least 90 of the listed members must be present at Court for the formal recognition of a March.
8. Duchy (Dukedom)
The head of a Duchy (Dukedom) will be known as the Duke or Duchess (A Prince or Princess who rules an independent Duchy, or a nobleman of the highest hereditary rank below that of a Prince. A Duchess is a wife or a widow of a Duke, or a woman who has the rank of a Duke). As such they will be entitled to wear a gold coronet of 2� inches in width with eight sets strawberry leaves.
The Duchy (Dukedom) must have a minimum of 300 active members, and at least 150 of the listed members must be present at Court for the formal recognition of Duchy (Dukedom).
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