Marchionesses, countesses, viscountesses and baronesses are all addressed as 'Lady X'. Some Australians have been made life peers (barons) or peeresses (baronesses) of the United Kingdom. Barons and baronesses have appeared in various works of fiction. For examples of fictional barons and baronesses, see List of fictional nobility#Barons and baronesses. Hugh Toler Leavitt, brother of the Baronesses, became a German Army officer. Hugh Toler Leavitt, brother of the Baronesses, became a [[German Army]] officer. Most Baronesses and Lords in Waiting serve as government whips in the House of Lords.