Baron
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- | '''Baron''' is a [[title of nobility]]. In the [[kingdom of England]], the [[medieval Latin]] word ''baro, baronis'', was used originally to denote a [[tenant-in-chief]] of the early [[Norman England|Norman kings]], who held his lands by the [[Feudal land tenure|feudal tenure]] of "[[English feudal barony|barony]]", in Latin ''per baroniam'', and who was entitled to attend the Great Council which by the 13th century had developed into the [[Parliament of England]]. The title was quite common in most European countries often in a slightly modified form. In Italian, the word used was ''[[Nobility of Italy#Titles of Nobility|Barone]]''. The corresponding title in the [[Holy Roman Empire]] was ''[[Freiherr]]''. | + | '''Baron''' is a [[title of nobility]]. The title was quite common in most European countries often in a slightly modified form. In Italian, the word used was ''[[Nobility of Italy#Titles of Nobility|Barone]]''. The corresponding title in the [[Holy Roman Empire]] was ''[[Freiherr]]''. |
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Baron is a title of nobility. The title was quite common in most European countries often in a slightly modified form. In Italian, the word used was Barone. The corresponding title in the Holy Roman Empire was Freiherr.
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