StatusAndRank
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Summary a list of Titles for ranks/statuses in a variety of settings.
status England Feudal Japan Germany
9 God* Gott**
8 Emperor Kaiser
7 King Shogun König
6 Prince Major Daimyo Fürst
5 Duke Lesser Daimyo Herzog
4 Marquis Hatamoto Markgraf
3 Earl*** Samurai Graf
2 Baron Samurai woman Baron, Freiherr
1 Knight peasant leader Ritter
0 citizen peasant Bürger
-1 poor ronin, foreigner Armer
-2 serf eta, criminal Leibeigener

*The king was considered second only to God in medieval or indeed feudal age England. The King's position was granted by God, so King may in fact hold status 8/7

depending on whether or not a God exists in your campaign. There was no "Emperor" of England, as previously stated.

**The very same is true for the german Kaiser. Actually you'd have to place the Pope at the side of the Kaiser, as a major part of the medieval times was dominated by the question who install whom: the Pope the Kaiser or the Kaiser the pope. This was called the "Investiturstreit". Nonetheless it was always clear that God stands above both.

*Earl is a title in England. The equivalent title in France and elsewhere is a Count.

more European titles at http://www.heraldica.org/topics/odegard/titlefaq.htm