Baronet
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A baronet is a hereditary title of honor in the British nobility system, ranking below barons but above most knighthoods and typically passed down through male primogeniture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baronet of Stowe | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary title
ⓘ
title of honor ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| belongsToStratum | lower nobility ⓘ |
| canBeHeldByWomen | rarely ⓘ |
| confersSocialRank | gentry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| creator | James I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Baron
ⓘ
Knight Bachelor NERFINISHED ⓘ life peer ⓘ |
| entailsKnighthood | no ⓘ |
| femaleEquivalentTitle | Baronetess ⓘ |
| femaleSpouseStyleOfAddress | Lady ⓘ |
| genderBias | male-preference ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
Baronetage of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baronetage of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Baronetage of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Baronetage of Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ Baronetage of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hereditaryArmsPrivilege | true ⓘ |
| higherClass | baronetage ⓘ |
| historicalPurpose | fundraising for the Crown ⓘ |
| inception | 1611 ⓘ |
| introducedFor | raising money for the settlement of Ulster ⓘ |
| isForLifeOnly | false ⓘ |
| isHereditary | true ⓘ |
| isInheritedTitle | true ⓘ |
| isPeerageTitle | false ⓘ |
| isRecognizedIn | Order of precedence in the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRankCategory | hereditary knighthood ⓘ |
| partOf |
British honours system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British nobility system ⓘ |
| postnominalLetters |
Bart
ⓘ
Bt ⓘ |
| rankedAbove |
Knight Bachelor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
most knighthoods ⓘ |
| rankedBelow | Baron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Standing Council of the Baronetage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | Sir ⓘ |
| successionOnDeath | eldest legitimate son ⓘ |
| typicalSuccessionRule | male primogeniture GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedWithTerritorialDesignation | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Baronet of Stowe