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Members of a formerly sovereign or mediatized house rank higher than the nobility. Among the nobility, those whose titles derive from the Holy Roman Empire rank higher than the holder of an equivalent title granted by one of the German monarchs after 1806. In Austria, nobility titles may no longer be used since 1918. [44]
The British nobility is made up of the peerage (titled nobility) and the gentry (untitled nobility) of the British Isles.In the United Kingdom, nobility is formally exclusive to peers of the realm, however less formally an untitled nobility also exists across the British Isles through feudal remnants, the clan systems, and the heraldic traditions of the Isles with some legal recognitions and ...
Nobility came to be associated with social rather than legal privilege, expressed in a general expectation of deference from those of lower rank. By the 21st century even that deference had become increasingly minimized. In general, the present nobility present in the European monarchies has no more privileges than the citizens decorated in ...
Pages in category "Lists of nobility" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
This category works on a broad definition of nobility, including ruling houses of true monarchies, peerage or equivalents and lower aristocracy or gentry.Please note that this page is unlikely ever to list all 'noble' titles discussed in Wikipedia, since quite some derived/related titles (especially for descendants, as discussed in Prince) and translations (some more may be found via the ...
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It is possible for a peer to hold more than one title of nobility, and these may belong to different ranks and peerages. A peer derives his precedence from his highest-ranking title; peeresses derive their precedence in the same way, whether they hold their highest-ranking title in their own right or by marriage.
Pages in category "Nobility by country" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.