Baron of the Empire
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Baron of the Empire was a noble title in the Holy Roman Empire ranking below a count and typically granted minor territorial lordship and social prestige.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | noble title ⓘ |
| associatedPolities |
Austrian lands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bohemian Crown lands NERFINISHED ⓘ German principalities ⓘ |
| associatedWith | lower nobility ⓘ |
| conferred | social prestige ⓘ |
| decline | lost political significance after dissolution of Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| feudalNature |
landed title
ⓘ
vassalage-based title ⓘ |
| governed |
rural estates
ⓘ
small lordships ⓘ |
| granted | minor territorial lordship ⓘ |
| grantedBy | imperial diploma ⓘ |
| hereditary | true ⓘ |
| higherRank | Count of the Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageEquivalent | Reichsfreiherr ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | German ⓘ |
| lowerRank | untitled knight ⓘ |
| partOf | imperial nobility hierarchy ⓘ |
| politicalContext | decentralized imperial structure ⓘ |
| rankCategory | baronial rank ⓘ |
| rankedAbove | untitled nobility ⓘ |
| rankedBelow |
Count of the Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial count ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Imperial immediacy
ⓘ
Reichsadel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialExpectation |
attendance at territorial diets
ⓘ
military service to overlord ⓘ |
| socialFunction | marker of hereditary nobility ⓘ |
| socialStratum | lesser territorial lords ⓘ |
| sovereignAuthority | Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusType | hereditary aristocracy ⓘ |
| successorContext |
Austrian Empire nobility
ⓘ
German Confederation nobility ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| titleStyle |
Baron
ⓘ
Freiherr ⓘ |
| titleType | secular nobility title ⓘ |
| typicalRights |
collection of local dues
ⓘ
local jurisdiction over estates ⓘ |
| usedIn | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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