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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 ...
Traditional rank amongst European imperiality, royalty, peers, and nobility is rooted in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Although they vary over time and among geographic regions (for example, one region's prince might be equal to another's grand duke ), the following is a reasonably comprehensive list that provides information on both ...
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)
The concept is comparable with that of an aristocratic clan, and can be used informally to describe non-European ruling families. [1] When a reigning monarch is a member of a noble house, such as the House of Windsor, that house can also be considered a royal house.
European nobility stubs (13 C, 732 P) Pages in category "Nobility in Europe" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
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 ...
The European Commission of the Nobility (French: Commission d'information et de liaison des associations nobles d'Europe, CILANE) is an organisation for cooperation of associations of European nobility, established in 1959. [1]
Pages in category "European noble families" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Athen family; C.