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Dutch nobility is regulated by act of law in the Wet op de adeldom (Law Regarding Nobility, passed into law on May 10, 1994) and is overseen by the Hoge Raad van Adel (High Council of Nobility), an official state institution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Before 1814, the history of nobility was separate for each of the Dutch provinces.
The Dutch nobility is a small elite social class consisting of individuals or families recognized as noble, and with or without a title of nobility in the Kingdom of the Netherlands . The existence of nobility was established in the Constitution of the Netherlands of 1814. Those who belong to the nobility were entitled to certain privileges, in ...
Sarah Culberson, by birth ( Sierra Leone) Josiah Harlan, Prince of Ghor, ennobled ( Emirate of Afghanistan) Alice Heine, Princess of Monaco, by marriage ( Monaco) Paul Ilyinsky, by birth (Russia) Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco, by marriage (Monaco) Lee Radziwill, by marriage ( Holy Roman Empire) May Stewart, Princess Anastasia of Greece and ...
Dutch monarchy, for the Colony of New Netherlands (New York State / New Jersey / Connecticut / Vermont) ... Americans may remain American and hold titles of nobility ...
Prince of Waterloo (Dutch: Prins van Waterloo, French: Prince de Waterloo) is a title in the Dutch and Belgian nobility, held by the Duke of Wellington.The title was created by King William I of the Netherlands for Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington as a victory title in recognition of defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Marquess of Heusden (Dutch: Markies van Heusden) is a high-ranking Dutch title of nobility retained by the Earl of Clancarty.. The 2nd Earl of Clancarty, an Anglo-Irish peer, was credited with resolving various border disputes in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy at the Congress of Vienna (1814 – 1815) and in his role as Ambassador to the Netherlands.
Category. : Dutch nobility. This category is meant for: King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1813 until 1839 : nobility bestowed by the king of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. foreign nobility incorporated into the Dutch nobility of people who moved there. King of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1813 onwards:
The Titles of Nobility Amendment is a proposed and still-pending amendment to the United States Constitution. The 11th Congress passed it on May 1, 1810, and submitted to the state legislatures for ratification. [1] It would strip United States citizenship from any citizen who accepted a title of nobility from an "emperor, king, prince or ...