Talk:Madeleine/@comment-3452092-20191117004220

Per Bertrand in TRR1Ch11: Her mother is Cordonian nobility [she's a Cordonian duchess whom we don't meet until the next book], which is where she gets her title of Countess [must be a courtesy title such as in Great Britain where the heir gets one of the parent's lesser titles, but technically it's in name only, although I do think Madeleine has some authority behind her title], and she's practically royalty on her father's side as well [doesn't say royalty in Cordonia, in fact implies that he's not since Adalaide is the one mentioned first and in regards to Cordonia. As such this matches up to the fact that Tristan Richards, presumably Madeleine's ancestor, is closely related to "English" (British) royalty].

Just noticed that quote and I found it interesting.