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This is a list of American citizens who have held titles of nobility from other countries. Nobility is not granted by the United States itself under the Title of Nobility Clause of the Constitution .
The introduced nobility is divided into three ranks: Comital families, Baronial families and untitled noble families (in addition, members of the royal family hold ducal titles). The unintroduced nobility consists of families of princely, ducal, marquis, comital, baronial, and untitled noble rank. This group notably includes several branches of ...
Swedish ancient nobility (Swedish: uradel) is the term used for families whose de facto status as nobility was formalised by the Ordinance of Alsnö in 1280. These noble families have no original patents of nobility, the first known being from 1360. [5]
Pages in category "Titles of nobility in North America" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
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. [47]
This is a list of notable hereditary and lineage organizations, and is informed by the database of the Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America.It includes societies that limit their membership to those who meet group inclusion criteria, such as descendants of a particular person or group of people of historical importance.
Swedish noble families (63 C, 113 P) Swedish noble titles (1 C, 6 P) S. Swedish untitled nobility (5 P) U. Swedish unintroduced nobility (2 C, 16 P) W. Swedish ...
The British embassy in the United States informs that "the sale of British titles is prohibited". [6] Titles in the Scottish baronage are arguably the only British nobility titles that may be passed to any person, of either sex, by inheritance or conveyance. Baronetcies are hereditary titles granted by the Crown, but are not part of the peerage ...