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  2. False titles of nobility - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Lord of the manor - Wikipedia

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    It is debated whether manorial lordships can be classed as a noble title, historically holders of manorial titles were seen as people of rank. They are a semi-extinct form of hereditary landed title that grants the holder the rank of Esquire by prescription and are considered high gentry or lower, non- peerage nobility [ 22 ] by contemporary ...

  4. Manorial Society of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    The Manorial Society of Great Britain Limited is a private limited company by Guarantee incorporated on 30 December 1996 [1] with a membership of approximately 1,900 Lords of the Manor, feudal barons, peers, and historians mainly from the United Kingdom and Ireland.

  5. National Feudal Register and Archive - Wikipedia

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    Feudal titles, such as manorial lordships and English feudal baronies, hold a significant place in the historical fabric of the United Kingdom, closely associated with aristocracy and royalty. [1] However, the past few years have witnessed a concerning rise in fraudulent claims surrounding these titles, which poses a threat to their ...

  6. Talk:False titles of nobility - Wikipedia

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    This page hopelessly muddles the sale of genuine titles of nobility, illegal in the UK for almost 100 years, the sale of titles which are real, but not noble, like Manorial titles, which are legal, the sale of fake manorial titles (fraudulent) and the sale of novelty titles such as Squire or Laird, which are not regulated and may be freely ...

  7. List of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

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    The majority of viscountcies are held by peers with higher titles, such as duke, marquess or earl; this can come about for a number of reasons, including the title being created as a subsidiary title at the same time as the higher peerage, the holder being elevated at a later time to a higher peerage or through inheritance when one individual ...

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  9. Copyhold - Wikipedia

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    The legal owner of the manor land remained the mesne lord, who was legally the copyholder, according to the titles and customs written down in the manorial roll. [1] [2] In return for being given land, a copyhold tenant was required to carry out specific manorial duties or services. The specific rights and duties of copyhold tenants varied ...