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Baron Hieronymus von Münchhausen (1720–1797), on the basis of which Rudolf Erich Raspe wrote the tales of Baron Munchausen. [1]Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical.
Under the United of Kingdom of the Netherlands several children of Jean-Bernard asked for confirmation of their noble status and of their title of baron. This was granted as follows: 1816: Jean-Jacques van Zuylen van Nyevelt van de Haar (he had inherited the estate of de Haar, from a childless member of the Dutch van Zuylens).
German titles of nobility were usually inherited by all male-line descendants, although some descended by male primogeniture, especially in 19th and 20th century Prussia (e.g., Otto von Bismarck, born a baronial Junker (not a title), was granted the title of count extending to all his male-line descendants, and later that of prince in ...
Later, the family carried the title Baron or Baron (Baroness, Baroness, Freifrau, Freiin), which was the highest title, which the family ever held. Ludolf Hahn (around 1300) is mentioned as the ancestor of the Baltic lines, whose descendants later established their residence with Heinrich von Hahn (around 1518) in Postenden near Talsen.
The Westphalian branch inherited Hinnenburg Castle near Brakel from the lords of Brakel in the late 13th century. They bore the title Baron (Freiherr) under customary law. The medieval castle was reconstructed around 1600 in the Weser Renaissance style. This younger (catholic) branch died out in the 16th century with its property inherited by ...
Baron von Blumenthal" (roughly, "Major, etc., Baron von Blumenthal) Christoph Caspar, Brandenburg's Ambassador to France, was the son of Joachim Friedrich. He negotiated the Peace of Oliva. He narrowly lost to Count Schwarzenberg the election to the Grand Mastership of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg). His son
Baron Leo von Halkein Guiding Light: Baron in Andorra. The ex-husband of Alexandra Spaulding and father of India von Halkein. Baron Vladimir Harkonnen: Dune: The head of House Harkonnen and a main villain who is the arch-enemy of House Atreides. Baron and Baroness Von Troken Princess Diaries: A Noble family who once rule the Kingdom of Genovia.
Their surnames were listed in the State Register of Noble Families as soon as the required documents were provided. The particle von was preserved as well; once hyphens came into common use in the 18th and 19th centuries, it was used to connect the von with the following part of the surname (e.g. Russian: Фон-Визин, von-Wiesen). However ...