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  2. Imperial, royal and noble ranks - Wikipedia

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    Baronet is a hereditary title ranking below baron but above knight; this title is granted only in the United Kingdom and is variously considered to be "the head of the nobiles minores" or "the lowest of the nobiles majores" of that country.

  3. Baronet - Wikipedia

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    Neck decoration for baronets, depicting the Red Hand of Ulster. A baronet (/ ˈ b æ r ə n ɪ t / or / ˈ b æ r ə ˌ n ɛ t /; [1] abbreviated Bart or Bt [1]) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (/ ˈ b æ r ə n ɪ t ɪ s /, [2] / ˈ b æ r ə n ɪ t ɛ s /, [3] or / ˌ b æ r ə ˈ n ɛ t ɛ s /; [4] abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the ...

  4. Official Roll of the Baronetage - Wikipedia

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    The Official Roll of the Baronetage is an official list of baronets kept by the Lord Chancellor; an abridged version is published online by the Standing Council of the Baronetage. [ 1 ] Any person who wishes to officially claim succession to a baronetcy must produce the necessary proof of succession; there are many heirs to baronetcies who have ...

  5. Sir Thomas Stirling, 5th Baronet - Wikipedia

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    General Sir Thomas Stirling, 5th Baronet (8 October 1733 – 8 May 1808) was a senior officer of the British Army during the American War of Independence. Early life and background [ edit ]

  6. List of baronies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

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    In contrast to the English equivalent, the dignity of baron is a non-peerage rank in the Baronage of Scotland, created in the same way as a peerage with crown charter and is protected by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 recognised by the crown as a title of nobility with status of minor baron.

  7. Order of precedence in England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    The ranks in the tables refer to peers rather than titles: if exceptions are named for a rank, these do not include peers of a higher rank (or any peers at all, in the case of baronets). No exceptions are named for most categories, owing to their large size.

  8. Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    After the baronets then come the remaining members of all the other British orders of chivalry, starting with Knights/Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB), in the following order of their ranks: Knight or Dame Grand Cross, Knight or Dame Commander, Commander or Companion, Lieutenant or Officer, and Member.

  9. Wikipedia:WikiProject Peerage and Baronetage - Wikipedia

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    (The 3rd Baronet, Ferdinand Mount, would not be at "Sir Ferdinand Mount, 3rd Baronet" even if he used the title, as it is not necessary for disambiguation.) The baronetcy alone should not be used for disambiguation without the preceding "Sir": "John Smith" or "Sir John Smith, 17th Baronet" are fine, but "John Smith, 17th Baronet" should not be ...