European peerage ranks

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European peerage ranks are the traditional hierarchical titles of nobility used across Europe, such as duke, marquess, earl/count, viscount, and baron, which served as a model for various modern aristocratic systems.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocratic system
social hierarchy
system of nobility
associatedWith hereditary privilege
land tenure
monarchical government
basedOn feudal hierarchy
characterizedBy hereditary succession
hierarchical precedence
titles of honor
hasHighestCommonRank duke
hasIntermediateRank count NERFINISHED
earl
marquess
viscount
hasLowestCommonRank baron
historicalOrigin medieval Europe
includesRank archduke
baron
baronet
burgrave
count
count palatine
duke
earl
grand duke
landgrave
margrave
marquess
marquis
prince
viscount
influenced House of Lords NERFINISHED
Irish peerage
Scottish peerage NERFINISHED
colonial nobility systems
modern aristocratic systems
nobility of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
nobility of the Russian Empire
peerage of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
modeledBy Austrian nobility NERFINISHED
British peerage
French nobility
German nobility
Italian nobility
Portuguese nobility
Russian nobility
Spanish nobility
usedIn Europe NERFINISHED

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Prince (kōshaku) of the kazoku peerage modeledOn European peerage ranks