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Originally Posted by Tron_fdc
Marquis of Lorne trail is pronounced "Markwiss", which makes no sense to me as I thought it was French?
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It's a British title of French origin. Because the British don't particularly like the French, they Anglicized the pronunciation (if you follow boxing, you will sometimes hear of the Marquis of Queensbury Rules, which is also pronounced in the English way). It is also sometimes spelt, "Marquess" to match the pronunciation.
The Marquis of Lorne was the Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. He was married to Queen Victoria's daughter, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.
Lake Louise, the town of Caroline, and the Province of Alberta itself (one of the Northwest Territories at the time) were all named in her honour.