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The French nobility ( French: la noblesse française) was an aristocratic social class in France from the Middle Ages until its abolition on 23 June 1790 during the French Revolution . From 1808 [ 1] to 1815 during the First Empire the Emperor Napoléon bestowed titles [ 2] that were recognized as a new nobility by the Charter of 4 June 1814 ...
List of Bavarian noble families. This List of Bavarian noble families contains all 338 Bavarian aristocratic families named in 1605 by Siebmacher as well as further additions. The list is an alphabetical overview of Bavarian nobility. It contains information about name variants, ancestry, extent and well-known personalities of the line.
Basque surnames are surnames with Basque-language origins or a long, identifiable tradition in the Basque Country. They can be divided into two main types, patronymic and non-patronymic. The patronymics such as Aluariz (probably Alvariz, child of Alvar, as in the past 'u' and 'v' were indistinguishable in writing), Obecoz or Garcez are amongst ...
Nobiliary particle. A nobiliary particle is a type of onomastic particle used in a surname or family name in many Western cultures to signal the nobility of a family. The particle used varies depending on the country, language and period of time. In some languages, it is the same as a regular prepositional particle that was used in the creation ...
Duchy of Bar. County of Bigorre. Counts of Blois. Du Bouëxic family. House of Bourbon-Montpensier. List of Breton royal consorts. House of Broglie. List of Burgundian royal consorts. Duke of Burgundy.
Passed to the Robertians 956, to Burgundy in 1032. Duke of Brittany. 936. Nantes. Merged in the Crown 1532. Contested by Rennes in 958, passed to Rennes in 990, to Cornouaille 1066, Penthièvre 1156, Plantagenet 1181, Thouars 1203, Dreux 1221, contested by Blois and Montfort 1341, passed to Montfort 1365.
French nobles by title. In this category belong only those articles that are about noble titles that were bestowed by: either the ruling king of France during the existence of the kingdom and pretenders afterwards (843-present), as fount of honour. either the ruling king of the French during the existence of the kingdom and pretenders ...