Chivalry and Honour: Reforming the rank of Grace and Devotion of the 3rd class of the SMOM

http://wwwchivalryandhonour-turcopilier.blogspot.com/2012/08/reforming-rank-of-grace-and-devotion-of.html

It is possible, by considering those offices whose tenure under the ancien regime conferred hereditary nobility, or were limited to hereditary nobles, to draw up definitions of offices that today may be considered their equivalent. If a candidate descends from someone who held such an office more than, for example, 100 years ago and since then his or her family has maintained its social position, then it could be argued that such a candidate might qualify for Grace and Devotion under a revised criteria.