baronetage of the United Kingdom

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baronetage hereditary title order of honour

The baronetage of the United Kingdom is a hereditary order of honor that grants the title of baronet, ranking below the peerage but above most knighthoods in the British honours system.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	baronetage → hereditary title → order of honour →
associatedWith	heraldry of the United Kingdom →
canBecomeDormant	true →
canBecomeExtinct	true →
confersTitle	baronet →
country	United Kingdom →
createdByUnionOf	Baronetage of Great Britain → Baronetage of Ireland →
creationBegan	1801 →
entailsPostNominalLetters	Bart → Bt →
entitlesToArms	true →
entitlesToPrefix	Dame for female holder in her own right → Sir for male holder →
femaleEquivalentStyle	Dame →
femaleSpouseStyle	Lady →
genderRestriction	generally male-line only →
hasCollectiveTermForHolders	baronetage →
hasRollMaintainedBy	Standing Council of the Baronetage →
hereditaryButNotNobleRank	true →
holdersAreCommoners	true →
holdersCalled	baronets →
isHereditary	true →
isInheritedTitle	true →
isNotPeerage	true →
jurisdiction	England → Northern Ireland → Scotland → Wales →
languageOfTitle	English →
legalStatus	dignity but not peerage →
monarchGrantsTitle	British monarch →
partOf	British honours system →
predecessor	Baronetage of England → Baronetage of Nova Scotia →
rankedAbove	most knighthoods → most orders of chivalry →
rankedBelow	barony in the peerage → peerage of the United Kingdom →
regulatedBy	Crown Office →
requiresProofOfSuccession	true →
styleOfAddress	Sir →
successionType	primogeniture →
territorialDesignationRequired	true →
titleType	hereditary knighthood →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
J. M. Barrie ("Baronetcy of the United Kingdom") →	awardReceived
Peerage of the United Kingdom →	hasHigherRankThan
Peerage of the United Kingdom ("Baronetage of the United Kingdom") →	isDistinctFrom