#my way to immortality
So this is the mystery that’s been boggling me: Why is Jannequinard de Durendaire a viscount (as numerous NPCs constantly remind us?)
It would make sense if the Count de Durendaire’s eldest son received the courtesy title of Viscount, but Jannequinard is the second son. ?????
I decided to delve into this mystery and related questions about the Ishgardian nobility. My take on the situation is under the cut (with minor spoilers for various Heavensward quests, but no big story spoilers.)
This old post got a few reblogs recently, so if you are right now out there wondering WTF viscount, you might be interested in “Titles, Names, and Forms of Address”, a lore compilation I did subsequently!
The Tumblr post with it is here for ease of rebloggin’.
Also, given that the above post is old, there’s some obviated lore (I wrote it before Encyclopedia Eorzea I came out, I believe). It’s since become clear that Grinnaux is a nephew of the current Count de Dzemael, for example, and I think Baron Thievenaux has been retconned.
