Marquess (other)
Marquess (marquis) is a hereditary title of nobility. Marquess may also refer to: People with the surname Marquess *Mark Marquess (born 1947), American baseball coach * Mark Marquess (ice hockey) (1925–2015), Canadian ice hockey player * Matt Marquess (born 1986), American soccer player *Paul Marquess (born 1964), British television producer Places * Marquess, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia Transportation * ''Marquis'' (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1882-1886, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels Other uses *Marquess (band), a German Latin-pop band ** ''Marquess'' (album), their first studio album See also * * *Marques (other) *Marquee (other) *Marquesas Islands * List of marquesses in the peerages of the British Isles *List of marquesses in Portugal *Marchioness (other), feminine of marquess *Marquis (other) *Margrave (other), equivalent of marquess *Markgraf (other) M ...
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Marquess
A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or widow) of a marquess is a marchioness or marquise. These titles are also used to translate equivalent Asian styles, as in Imperial China and Imperial Japan. Etymology The word ''marquess'' entered the English language from the Old French ("ruler of a border area") in the late 13th or early 14th century. The French word was derived from ("frontier"), itself descended from the Middle Latin ("frontier"), from which the modern English word ''march'' also descends. The distinction between governors of frontier territories and interior territories was made as early as the founding of the Roman Empire when some provinces were set aside for administration by the senate and more unpacified or vulnerab ...
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Marques (other)
Marques or Marqués may refer to: * Marques (grape), another name for the Spanish Portuguese wine grape Loureira * Bark ''Marques'', a tall ship People *Marques (surname), a Portuguese surname * Marqués (surname), a Castillian and Catalan surname *Marques Batista de Abreu (born 1973), Brazilian footballer *Marques Bragg (born 1970), American basketball player * Marques Brownlee (born 1993), Internet personality *Marques Colston (born 1983), American football player *Marques Green (born 1982), American-born Macedonian basketball player *Marques Hagans (born 1982), former American football player *Marques Haynes (1926–2015), American basketball player *Marques Houston (born 1981), American R&B singer and actor *Marques Johnson (born 1956), American basketball player *Marques Ogden (born 1980), American football player *Marques Sullivan (born 1978), American football player *Marques Townes (born 1995), American basketball player *Marques Tuiasosopo (born 1979), American football ...
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Margrave (other)
Margrave (markgraf) was a medieval title, equivalent of marquis (marquess) Margrave may also refer to: * Margrave (American horse), an American horse that won the Preakness Stakes in 1896 * Margrave (British horse), a British horse than won the St Leger Stakes in 1832 * Margrave, a fictional town in Georgia that is the setting of the TV show '' Reacher'' See also * * * * Markgraf (other) * Marquess (other) * Marquis (other) Marquis (marquess) is a hereditary title of nobility. Marquis may also refer to: People * Marquis (name), people with the surname or given name * Marquis Cor Von, ring name briefly used by professional wrestler Monty Brown (b. 1970) Places * M ...

Marquis (other)
Marquis (marquess) is a hereditary title of nobility. Marquis may also refer to: People * Marquis (name), people with the surname or given name * Marquis Cor Von, ring name briefly used by professional wrestler Monty Brown (b. 1970) Places * Marquis, Grenada, a town in Grenada * Marquis, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada *Marquis, Saskatchewan, a Canadian village *Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191, Saskatchewan Arts and entertainment * ''Marquis'' (film), a 1989 film * ''Marquis'' (magazine), a fetish magazine *Marquis (quartet), barbershop quartet that won the 1995 SPEBSQSA international competition * "Marquis" (song), 2013 song by Danish rapper L.O.C. * ''The Marquis'' (comics), a comic series published Oni Press (later Dark Horse), written by Guy Davis Other uses *Marquis Theatre, located on the third floor of the New York Marriott Marquis hotel *Marquis Miami, a skyscraper in Miami, Florida *''Marquis Who's Who'', a biographical publisher * ''Marquis'' (custom car), built by B ...
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Marchioness (other)
A marchioness (marquise) is a noblewoman with the rank of marquess (marquis), or the wife of a marquess. Marchioness may also refer to: * ''Marchioness'' (ship), a brigantine which sailed between Nelson, New Zealand and Melbourne, Australia in the 1850s * ''Marchioness'' disaster, the 1989 disaster that struck ''The Marchioness'', a pleasure boat on the River Thames See also * * Marquess (other), masculine of marchioness * Marquise (other) * Margravine Margrave was originally the medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or of a kingdom. That position became hereditary in certain feudal families in the Em ...