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  2. List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Life peers take precedence with other barons of the United Kingdom; they are listed separately because the only hereditary baronies created since 1965 have been subsidiary titles: Prince Andrew, Duke of York, who holds the subsidiary title of Baron Killyleagh, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, who holds the subsidiary title of Baron ...

  3. Baron - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. British nobility - Wikipedia

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    The British nobility is made up of the peerage and the (landed) gentry.The nobility of its four constituent home nations has played a major role in shaping the history of the country, although the hereditary peerage now retain only the rights to stand for election to the House of Lords, dining rights there, position in the formal order of precedence, the right to certain titles, and the right ...

  5. Peerage of England - Wikipedia

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    Title Creation Other barony or higher titles The Baron de Ros [e] 1264 The Baron le Despencer: 1264 Viscount Falmouth in the Peerage of Great Britain: The Baron Mowbray: 1283 Baron Segrave and Baron Stourton in Peerage of England The Baron Hastings: 1295 The Baron FitzWalter: 1295 The Baron Segrave: 1295 Baron Mowbray and Baron Stourton in ...

  6. Imperial, royal and noble ranks - Wikipedia

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    Besides grants of land, these subjects were usually given titles that implied nobility and rank, such as Duke, Earl, Baron, etc, which were passed down through the holder’s male line. Barons were the lowest rank of nobility and were granted small parcels of land. Earls were the next highest rank with larger land holdings.

  7. From Duchess to Viscount (Vis-what?): A Complete Guide to ...

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    A baron or baroness title can be passed down or bestowed, meaning you technically don’t have to be born into nobility or inherit the title. The rank was initially created to denote a tenant-in ...

  8. A Guide to Royal Titles and How They Change With Ascensions - AOL

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    Duke and Duchess are considered the highest titles of nobility. (There are four additional lower rankings: marquis, earl, viscount and baron, which are held by various nobles, advisors to the king ...

  9. Peerages in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The term peerage can be used both collectively to refer to the entire body of titled nobility (or a subdivision thereof), and individually to refer to a specific title (modern English language-style using an initial capital in the latter case but not the former). British peerage title holders are termed peers of the Realm.