Category talk:Wives of knights

Question

I am a little bit confused by this:

"Wives of men who received knighthoods (from orders etc) when they were already a British peer should not be included."

Please clarify what "peer" means here. Does that mean barons or baronets, only? Or dukes, viscounts, earls, marquesses, princes, etc, also? I may have added names that need to be removed so please let me know. Thanks. MurrayGreshler (talk) 04:55, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

From Peer (a disam page): "* Peer, a member of the peerage; related to the term "peer of the realm" - another way of putting it, until recently, would be a member of the House of Lords. See also Peerages in the United Kingdom. That includes barons, dukes, viscounts, earls, marquesses and some princes (but I think the wives of all British princes should be excluded). But not knights & baronets. Some peers pick up additional "knighthoods" from awards of chivalric orders, but these are obviously "inferior" to their peerage, so not "defining" for their wives, and does not change how they are addressed. If a knighthood comes before the peerage, then it is defining for their wife for the interim period, assuming they are married for that, so that's ok - example Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie. Johnbod (talk) 05:33, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

Wives of Knights of the Garter are a good example of people who should not be included on that basis - almost all the husbands are already peers. Johnbod (talk) 17:45, 24 November 2022 (UTC)