in the most formal situations, this is usually shortened to The Most Noble, which is still considered to be very formal. Marquesses and marchionesses bear the styles of The Most Honourable and Lordship (e.g. "His Lordship", "Her Ladyship", "Your Lordship", or "Your Ladyship"). They also hold the style of Most Noble, Most Honourable, and Potent Prince, but even in the most formal situations, this style is rarely used. Earls, countesses, viscounts, viscountesses, barons, baronesses, Scottish Lords of Parliament, and Scottish Ladies of Parliament bear the styles of The Right Honourable and Lordship. Scottish Barons and Baronesses bear the style of The Much Honoured. Belgium Archdukes are always styled Your Royal and Imperial Highness. Princes of noble blood, Your Serene Highness, and addressed monseigneur. Dukes are addressed as Monseigneur. Burma Royal descendants of King Thibaw are always styled Your Royal and Grand Highness Princes and Princessess of noble blood, Your Serene Highness, and addressed Hteik Tin (Burmese: ထိပ်တင်). Noble styles in Germany Mediatized nobility Mediatized dukes () and princes () in Germany bore the style of Serene Highness () or, in the case of dukes, Ducal Serene Highness. With regard to dukes, this fell out of use in the 19th century, at least for the reigning members (who are styled as Highness). Mediatized counts () in Germany bore the style of Illustrious Highness (). Non-mediatized nobility Non-mediatized noble dukes () and princes () used to bear the title of Ducal/Princely Grace (). They were rare, though, and at the beginning of the 20th century, they were altogether granted the style of Serene Highness by Emperor Franz Joseph I. Non-mediatized counts () in Germany bore the style of High-born (). Other German nobles below the rank of count bore the style of High Well-born (). Another style was Well-born (), which ranked below High Well-born but was not used for proper nobility and therefore fell out of use. See also Ecclesiastical address Prince of the Church Forms of address in the United Kingdom Peerages in the United Kingdom Royal and noble ranks Thai royal ranks and titles False titles of nobility References Citations General sources heraldica.org Genealogists Discover Royal Roots for All Nobility Noble titles