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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]
Women who descended from Augustan consuls were also regarded as belonging to the Roman nobility. [12] The term still referred to descendants of republican and triumviral consuls, but by the Antonines, most noble families had died out; one of the last were the Acilii Glabriones who survived into the 4th century. [4]
Pages in category "Ancient Roman titles" The following 97 pages are in this category, out of 97 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aedile; Aquilifer;
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 .
The Holy Roman Empire was a claimed “successor state” to Charlemagne's Carolingian empire along with France and several other realms. The empire was a lot larger than modern day Germany and included the modern day countries Austria, the low countries, large parts of Eastern France, Northern Italy, Slovenia, parts of the northern Baltic, and Switzerland.
Ethiopian nobility were divided into two different categories: Mesafint ("prince"), the hereditary nobility that formed the upper echelon of the ruling class; and the Mekwanin ("governor") who were appointed nobles, often of humble birth, who formed the bulk of the nobility (cf. the Ministerialis of the Holy Roman Empire).
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)
The Roman heritage of the papacy accounts for many of its traditions regarding ranks of nobility. As temporal ruler of the city of Rome, the Pope awarded civic titles of classical origin such as Patrician and Summus Senator. The Roman title of Dux originally applied to a military leader.