- Baron - Wikipedia
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical The female equivalent is baroness Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knight, but lower than a viscount or count
- List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland - Wikipedia
This is a list of the present and extant barons (Lords of Parliament, in Scottish terms) in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom
- Baron - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the feudalism of medieval England a baron was a tenant-in-chief who held his lands directly from the king [2] During the 13th century barons were summoned by royal writ to attend Parliament
- Baron | Definition, History Rights | Britannica
It is one of the five ranks of British nobility and peerage, which, in descending order, are duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron In the feudal system of Europe, a baron was a “man” who pledged his loyalty and service to his superior in return for land that he could pass to his heirs
- Feudal baron - Wikipedia
Historically, the feudal barons of England were the king's tenants-in-chief, that is to say men who held land by feudal tenure directly from the king as their sole overlord and were granted by him a legal jurisdiction (court baron) over their territory, the barony, comprising several manors
- English feudal barony - Wikipedia
King John signs Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215, surrounded by his baronage Illustration from Cassell's History of England, 1902 In the medieval kingdom of England, a feudal barony or barony by tenure, which could also be called a fief or honour held per baroniam was a specific type of large honour - a fief made up of several lordships, and generally held in chief directly from the king
- Baron (name) - Wikipedia
"Baron" is a title of nobility, and in old English referred to a wealthy male landowner [1] In Hebrew, the Israeli surname "Bar-On" ("בר-און") is usually contracted to Baron; it means "son of strength vigor potency"
- Baronage - Wikipedia
In Scotland, its baronage the Baronage of Scotland continues to this day comprising around 350 barons, who in most cases bear titles within the ancient nobility of Scotland granted prior to the 1707 Act of Union
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