Emma McQuiston, the daughter of a Nigerian oil tycoon, has made history by becoming Britain's first ever member of the heriditary, landed aristocracy.
The former model, food blogger and aspiring celebrity chef, tied the knot with Ceawlin Thynn, Viscount Weymouth, who is heir to the Longleat estate and the son of Alexander Thynn, the seventh Marquess of Bath.
Although McQuiston is currently a viscountess, she would take on the name Lady Bath when her husband comes into his inheritance.
If they have children, they will be the first ever mixed race dynasty in the 1000-year history of the British nobility. They will live in the the opulent Longleat stately home built in 1567, set among 100,000 acres of rolling English countryside.
on Saturday 8th of June, she made history when she married the Viscount, thus becoming the first black Marchioness in Britain.
Royal, noble and chivalric ranks in order:
Emperor
Monarch - (King / Queen)
Grand Duke/ Grand Prince
Archduke
Duke/Prince
Marquess / Marquis
Count / Earl
Viscount
Baron/ Freiherr
Baronet/ Hereditary Knight
Knight / Dame
Nobile / Lord
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