Baron
E121925
Baron is a hereditary rank of nobility typically positioned below a viscount or count in European aristocratic hierarchies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baron canonical | 65 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary title
ⓘ
noble rank ⓘ title of nobility ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
feudal system
ⓘ
land tenure ⓘ manorial lordship ⓘ vassalage ⓘ |
| canConfer |
certain legal privileges historically
ⓘ
social prestige ⓘ |
| domain |
aristocracy
ⓘ
feudal law ⓘ heraldry ⓘ |
| equivalentOrSimilarTo |
Barone in Italy
ⓘ
Barão in Portugal ⓘ Barón in Spain ⓘ Freiherr in German-speaking countries ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom |
Late Latin baro
ⓘ
Old French baron ⓘ |
| femaleTitleStyle | Lady ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
monarch
ⓘ
sovereign prince ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicAssociation |
hereditary privilege
ⓘ
landed power ⓘ |
| historicalOriginPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
feudal lord owing military service
ⓘ
holder of barony ⓘ member of lower nobility ⓘ |
| legalStatusInUK | lowest rank of the peerage ⓘ |
| mayBe |
hereditary
ⓘ
life peerage ⓘ |
| oftenLinkedTo | barony as territorial unit ⓘ |
| pluralForm | Barons ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy |
above baronet in some systems
ⓘ
above knight in most systems ⓘ below count ⓘ below viscount ⓘ |
| rankRelativeTo |
count
ⓘ
earl in British context ⓘ viscount ⓘ |
| recognizedIn | many European legal traditions ⓘ |
| titleStyle | Lord ⓘ |
| typicalFeminineForm | Baroness ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Austrian nobility
ⓘ
British peerage system ⓘ European nobility ⓘ French nobility ⓘ German nobility ⓘ Russian nobility ⓘ Scandinavian nobility ⓘ |
Referenced by (65)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gottfried von Cramm