| Character | Qualification | Sub-Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| The Lord Chancellor | As Lord Chancellor | |
| Lord Dramaleigh (a British Lord Chamberlain) | As Lord Chamberlain | |
| Lieut. the Duke of Dunstable | As Duke | |
| The Mikado of Japan | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Emperor*4 |
| King Paramount | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Monarch |
| King Hildebrand | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Monarch |
| Luiz (as King) | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Monarch |
| King Gama | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Monarch |
| The Queen of the Fairies | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Monarch |
| The Prince of Monte-Carlo | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Prince*8 |
| Casilda (as wife of Luiz) | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Monarch's wife |
| Private Willis (as husband of Queen of the Fairies) | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Monarch's husband |
| Inez (the King's Foster-mother) | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Monarch's mother |
| Yum Yum (as wife of Nanki Poo) | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Princess*6 |
| The Princess of Monte-Carlo | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Princess |
| The Princess Zara | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Princess |
| Nanki Poo | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Prince |
| The Princesses Nekaya and Kalyba | As 'other very distinguished foreigners' | Princesses |
| Arac | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Prince |
| Hilarion | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Prince |
| Princess Ida | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Princess |
| Scynthius | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Prince |
| Guron | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Prince |
| Rudolph (Grand Duke of Pfennig Halbpfennig). | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Grand Duke |
| The Duke of Plaza-Toro | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Duke |
| The Duchess of Plaza-Toro | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Duchess |
| Pooh Bah (Lord High Everything-Else) | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Lord |
| Pish Tush (a Noble Lord) | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Lord |
| Ko Ko (Lord High Executioner of Titipu). | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Lord*9 |
| Don Alhambra del Bolero | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Nobleman*1 |
| The Baroness von Krakenfeldt | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Baroness |
| Scaphio (Judge of the Utopian Supreme Court) | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Commoner |
| Phantis (Judge of the Utopian Supreme Court) | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Commoner |
| Tarara | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Commoner |
| Calynx | As 'other very distinguished foreigner' | Commoner |
| Earl Tolloller | As Earl | |
| Earl of Mountararat | As Earl | |
| The Pirate King | As Baron (at least)*2 | |
| Samuel | As Baron (at least)*2 | |
| Viscount Mentone | As Viscount*3*5 | Viscount |
| The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, KCB | As Privy Counsellor*7 | |
| The Learned Judge | As High Court Judge | |
| Sir Rupert Murgatroyd (the First Baronet) | As Baronet | |
| Sir Jasper Murgatroyd (the Third Baronet) | As Baronet | |
| Sir Lionel Murgatroyd (the Sixth Baronet) | As Baronet | |
| Sir Conrad Murgatroyd (the Twelfth Baronet) | As Baronet | |
| Sir Desmond Murgatroyd (The Sixteenth Baronet) | As Baronet | |
| Sir Gilbert Murgatroyd (the Eighteenth Baronet) | As Baronet | |
| Sir Mervyn Murgatroyd (the Twentieth Baronet) | As Baronet | |
| Sir Roderic Murgatroyd (the Twenty-first Baronet) | As Baronet | |
| Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre, an Elderly Baronet | As Baronet | |
| Captain Sir Edward Corcoran, KCB | As KCB | |
| Sir Richard Cholmondeley | As Knight Bachelor | |
| Sir Bailey Barre, Q.C., M.P. | As Knight Bachelor | |
| Dame Carruthers | As Dame CBE | |
| Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd | As Baronet's Elder Son | |
| Alexis, of the Grenadier Guards | As eldest son of Baronet | |
| Sir Despard Murgatroyd | As Baronet's Younger Son |
*1 Don Alhambra del Bolero has moved up the table - Elise Curran suggests that he is a nobleman (cf., Don Giovanni, Don Ottavio)
*2 Regarding the Pirate King and Samuel, Larry Garvin wrote to me, "Baronets have no rights in the House of Lords, so, given the line "Resume your ranks, and legislative duties," it would seem that those two, along with the rest of the pirates, must be at least barons." He's right, of course, so up the table they go.
*3 Larry also wrote, "I would think that Viscount Mentone is a distinguished foreigner rather than a domestic viscount.", and I agree (but see *5 below).
*4 Derrick McClure wrote, "... what an unpardonable breach of etiquette to place the Mikado below Kings Paramount, Hildebrand and Luiz! The rank of Emperor is higher than that of King, and the Mikado would CERTAINLY insist on precedence over those lesser monarchs." 'Tis done !
*5 Ian Henderson then wrote, "whilst the Title of Viscount Mentone does not appear in DeBrett, I feel that he is still intended to be an English Viscount. Otherwise he would have more properly have been described as Viscomte. Possibly he is an 'Irish Peer', and would therefore rank below other members of British Aristocracy, including Barons.", and I agree with that, and so Larry G. is overruled. Viscount Mentone tumbles down a peg or two.
*6 David Stone asked, "If Casilda is on the list as wife of Luiz (and Willis as husband of QF), shouldn't Yum Yum be on as wife of Nanki Poo?", and he's right. Enter Yum Yum onto the list !
*7 James Tappin wrote, "I think that Sir Joseph Porter would be above Corcoran rather than equal as he is also a Privy Counsellor (all cabinet ministers are)", and he, too, is right, so up he goes.
*8 Chris Wain wrote, "The Prince of Monte Carlo, assuming that we take this to be the same as the Prince of Monaco, is the head of state of an independent state, as opposed to having the courtesy title of prince [or princess], as in the case of Princess Zara or Prince Nanki Poo. So I think he ought to go between the Queen of the Fairies (presumably a queen regnant, not consort) and Casilda", and I agree. Up he goes !
*9 Chris also said, "Within a grade, I believe you are supposed to take the order of creation - eg a barony created by Queen Victoria will come before one created by the present queen. So Pooh Bah (and presumably Pish Tush) must come before Ko Ko - who as we know was, not long ago, a mere tailor". Down goes Ko Ko !