[Ravensfort] Fwd: The German Nobility

Sher M runa.herd at earthlink.net
Thu May 13 14:18:53 PDT 2010


Baron follows, which is almost always called Freiherr in Germany, but given as Baron to the Germans of the Baltic regions.For many years it was in dispute whether Baron was equivalent to Freiherr (which was deemed "better"), but this was settled in the last century in an affirmative manner. The wife of a Freiherr is a Freifrau, the daughter a Freiherrin. This last title is sometimes abbreviated Freiin. The wife of a Baron is a Baronin, the daughter a Baronesse. Another variant of this rank is called Edler Herr, or Edle Herrin for females, which is borne by only a few very old families (such as the Gans zu Putlitz).

Which just shows my mother was right, Barons were a dime a dozen.  My Great-Grandfather was the 'heir' to a Baron.  He was shipped to the States to "save" the lineage.

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  From: HerrDetlef <herrdetlef at gmail.com>
  Date: Thu, May 13, 2010 at 3:02 PM
  Subject: The German Nobility
  To: heralds at lists.ansteorra.org



  Some of you precedence/German persona buffs might be interested in this article:

  http://www.netaxs.com/~graf/graf/graf_nobility.html

  German nobility and British peerage don't appear to be in the same family, much less the same species. The German system makes the SCA system look like a cakewalk by comparison.

  Pax et bonum,
  DT+LF
  Detlef von Marburg

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  He has told you, O mortal, what is good; 
  and what does the LORD require of you 
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  -- 
  He has told you, O mortal, what is good; 
  and what does the LORD require of you 
  but to do justice, and to love kindness, 
  and to walk humbly with your God?
  --Micah 6:8



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