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Lopes Suasso: family whose nobility was confirmed between 1818 and 1831, extinct in 1970 (notable member: Francisco Lopes Suasso, Baron d'Avernas le Gras (1657–1710), one of the leading shareholders of the West India Company, one of the most ardent supporters of the House of Orange, he supported William of Orange in 1688, in his invasion of England)
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 ...
The list is an alphabetical overview of Bavarian nobility. It contains information about name variants, ancestry, extent and well-known personalities of the line. Where no coat of arms is available, the file position from Siebmacher's 1605 Book of Coats of Arms is given as follows: page number of the coat of arms plate and position of the coat ...
German nobility can be classified three ways: by noble rank of title (Graf, Ritter, Baron, etc.), by the region of titular domain or possession, or by family lineage (for example House of Wittelsbach). Categorization ideally reflects all three aspects. Since 1919 nobility is no longer legally recognized.
Lists of German nobility (27 P) H. Lists of heirs (21 P) Lists of nobility of the Holy Roman Empire (20 P) I. ... List of European Jewish nobility; F. List of ...
Pages in category "German noble titles" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Archduke; B.
During the Age of Enlightenment, several hundred Jewish families were granted arms throughout Europe and were made part of the Nobility. Such as the Rothchilds, Montefiores, Goldsmids and Sassoon families, who were all granted arms and noble titles in England. Many wealthy British Jews would once again adopt the heraldic customs of their ...
In contentious questions, the German Nobility Rights Committee of this union decides. [13] However, no single volume of the Fürstliche Häuser of GHdA or GGH includes all the families of German and European royal, princely and ducal families that were annually included in the Hofkalender or Almanach de Gotha. Rather, they are recorded ...