How do you address a Lord?

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Find out the correct title to use in your correspondence.<?xml:namespace ?><o:p></o:p></p> </div>   <div id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlMainBody_wrapperDiv" class="rte"> <p></p><div> <p>(Please note, in all instances 'XXX' should be replaced with the Member's surname.)</p> <p><strong>Lord Speaker <br/></strong>Beginning of letter ... Dear Lord Speaker <br/>End of letter ... Yours sincerely <br/>Envelope ... The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hayman, Lord Speaker </p> <p><strong>Baron (Lord) <br/></strong>Beginning of letter ... Dear Lord XXX <br/>End of letter ... Yours sincerely <br/>Envelope ... The (Rt Hon. the) Lord XXX </p> <p><strong>Baroness <br/></strong>Beginning of letter ... Dear Lady XXX <br/>End of letter ... Yours sincerely <br/>Envelope ... The (Rt Hon. the) Baroness XXX </p> <p><strong>Countess <br/></strong>Beginning of letter ... Dear Lady XXX <br/>End of letter ... Yours sincerely <br/>Envelope ... The Countess (of) XXX </p> <p><strong>Duke <br/></strong>Beginning of letter ... Dear Duke of XXX <br/>End of letter ... Yours sincerely <br/>Envelope ... His Grace the Duke of XXX </p> <p><strong>Earl <br/></strong>Beginning of letter ... Dear Lord XXX <br/>End of letter ... Yours sincerely <br/>Envelope ... The (Rt Hon. the) Earl (of) XXX </p> <p><strong>Lady <br/></strong>Beginning of letter ... Dear Lady XXX <br/>End of letter ... Yours sincerely <br/>Envelope ... The (Rt Hon. the) Lady XXX </p> <p><strong>Marquess <br/></strong>Beginning of letter ... Dear Lord XXX <br/>End of letter ... Yours sincerely <br/>Envelope ... The Most Hon. the Marquess of XXX </p> <p><strong>Viscount <br/></strong>Beginning of letter ... Dear Lord XXX <br/>End of letter ... Yours sincerely <br/>Envelope .. The (Rt Hon. the) Viscount XXX </p> <p><strong>Archbishop <br/></strong>Beginning of letter ... Dear Archbishop <br/>End of letter ... Yours sincerely <br/>Envelope ... The Most Rev. and the Rt Hon. the Archbishop of XXX </p> <p><strong>Bishops <br/></strong>Beginning of letter ... Dear Lord Bishop <br/>End of letter ... Yours sincerely <br/>Envelope ... 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