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Briefadel (in German;
pronounced [ˈbʁiːfʔaːdl̩]) or
brevadel (in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish) are
persons and
families who have been
ennobled by letters...
- be
traced to the 14th
century or earlier. The word
stands opposed to
Briefadel, a term used for
titles of
nobility created in the
early modern period...
- sovereign's realm.
Noble rank was
usually granted to men by
letters patent (see
Briefadel),
whereas women were
members of
nobility by
descent or by
marriage to...
- [ˈtuːɐ̯n ʔʊnt ˈtaksɪs]) is a
family of
German nobility that is part of the
Briefadel. It was a key
player in the
postal services in
Europe during the 16th...
- coronet.
Families which had been
ennobled at a
definite point in time (
Briefadel or "nobility by patent") had
seven points on
their coronet.
These families...
-
acquired it
through such a
donation (cf. the
distinction between Uradel and
Briefadel in the Holy
Roman Empire and in its
feudal successor regimes). During...
- his suzerain, or the age of the
princely family (note the
terms Uradel,
Briefadel, altfürstliche, neufürstliche; and see
German nobility). The Fürst (Prince)...
- of time the
family possessed its
status within the
nobility (Uradel,
Briefadel, altfürstliche, neufürstliche, see:
German nobility). Thus, any reigning...
- Reichert, F. W. Euler,
Genealogisches Handbuch der
Adeligen Häuser B (
Briefadel), Vol. IV, Vol. 20 of the
Almanach de
Gotha (Glücksburg/Ostsee: Deutsches...
- P.183
Adelslexikon Vol. VI,
Limburg an der Lahn 1987
Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der
Adligen Häuser -
Alter Adel und
Briefadel,
Gotha 1927...
