Uh huh. Okay. (Machiavelli's birthday was earlier this month, for the record.)
OKAY, SO, HERE'S HOW IT WORKED IN THE VICTORIAN ERA: the person who had a title generally had several titles stacked up on top of one another. He (or she) would go by the top-ranking one (let's go with the traditional stack-up of rank here). The heir took the next highest title as a courtesy title until he inherited the highest title from his father and the titles could work their way on down through the children. Here's an example:
John Drudge becomes a knight. Sir John, who is a resident of Chiswick near the river Avon one day became an earl and then a marquis. He would probably be known as the marquis of Chiswick and earl of Avon, and he would be addressed as Lord Chiswick. His wife would be Lady Chiswick. Their eldest son would have the courtesy title "Lord Avon" (next title down) and his wife would be "Lady Avon." Their next son would be Lord Albert Drudge (no title, but demarcation of nobility) and his wife would be Lady Albert Drudge. Their youngest daughter would be Lady Hypatia Drudge (as above). (You can also think of Jadis, the White Witch, and the way she stacks up her titles.)
I would absolutely think it would make sense for her to hold at least some lesser titles (Rosella de l'Orange, Crown Princesse of Daventry, Duchess of Daglennd, Countess of Squamuglia, Baroness of Littlingsea, &c). It was uncommon, but not impossible, for a lady to inherit. And, as far back as we're looking, I think things were less sticky than they got in the 19th century.
I AM NO EXPERT. I JUST RESEARCHED A LOT REAL QUICK.
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OKAY, SO, HERE'S HOW IT WORKED IN THE VICTORIAN ERA: the person who had a title generally had several titles stacked up on top of one another. He (or she) would go by the top-ranking one (let's go with the traditional stack-up of rank here). The heir took the next highest title as a courtesy title until he inherited the highest title from his father and the titles could work their way on down through the children. Here's an example:
John Drudge becomes a knight. Sir John, who is a resident of Chiswick near the river Avon one day became an earl and then a marquis. He would probably be known as the marquis of Chiswick and earl of Avon, and he would be addressed as Lord Chiswick. His wife would be Lady Chiswick. Their eldest son would have the courtesy title "Lord Avon" (next title down) and his wife would be "Lady Avon." Their next son would be Lord Albert Drudge (no title, but demarcation of nobility) and his wife would be Lady Albert Drudge. Their youngest daughter would be Lady Hypatia Drudge (as above). (You can also think of Jadis, the White Witch, and the way she stacks up her titles.)
I would absolutely think it would make sense for her to hold at least some lesser titles (Rosella de l'Orange, Crown Princesse of Daventry, Duchess of Daglennd, Countess of Squamuglia, Baroness of Littlingsea, &c). It was uncommon, but not impossible, for a lady to inherit. And, as far back as we're looking, I think things were less sticky than they got in the 19th century.
I AM NO EXPERT. I JUST RESEARCHED A LOT REAL QUICK.