Membership in this Order is given automatically to Countesses (or if the consort was King, Counts) in the Kingdom of the West by tradition, if not by law. The Order of the Rose was created in the early days of the Society, before the title of Countess was used for those who had served as Queen. All Kings were, in those days, automatically made Knights, so it was felt that those who had served as Queen deserved recognition as well. The OR is not always accompanied by a patent of arms from one kingdom to the next. In the West, it is considered to carry a patent and is entered into the Award List separately from the Countess (or other) title. There is no medallion or other symbol for the Order, although a member of this order may alter their armory and add a wreath of roses if they wish (this is not an augmentation of arms). They may also wear or display a wreath of roses (although some just use a single rose) in some fashion (on garb, on banners, as a medallion). (In some Kingdoms the OR is also a polling order, which is not the case in the West -- it is automatically granted with the title of Countess or Count.) Note that the Order of the Rose is considered equivalent to the Orders of Chivalry, the Laurel, the Pelican, Defense, and the Mark.

Forms of Address:
Typically the same as Countess/Duchess, but when Signing a letter, for example, the use of OR may be added after the name.

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