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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. [43]
Census rank (ordo) based on wealth and political privilege, with the senatorial and equestrian ranks elevated above the ordinary citizen. Gender. Citizenship, of which there were grades with varying rights and privileges. The different Roman classes allowed for different rights and privileges, including voting rights, marriage rights, and more.
The nobiles (sg. nobilis, transl. 'noble', 'noteworthy') were members of a social rank in the Roman Republic indicating that one was "well known". [1] This may have changed over time: in Cicero's time, one was notable if one descended from a person who had been elected consul. [2]
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Pages in category "Titles of nobility of the Holy Roman Empire" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Apart from the hierarchy of noble titles, in England rising through baron, viscount, earl, and marquess to duke, many countries had categories at the top or bottom of the nobility. The gentry , relatively small landowners with perhaps one or two villages, were mostly noble in most countries, for example the Polish landed gentry .
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 ...
Titles of nobility of the Holy Roman Empire (1 C, 10 P) K. Knights of the Holy Roman Empire (2 C, 10 P) L. Landgraves of the Holy Roman Empire (6 C, 3 P)