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The nobility is a class of people who had special political and social status. Nobility is inherited or granted by the Crown as a reward to people who perform a heroic deed, achieve greatness in some endeavor, or hold a prominent government position. | The nobility is a class of people who had special political and social status. Nobility is inherited or granted by the Crown as a reward to people who perform a heroic deed, achieve greatness in some endeavor, or hold a prominent government position. | ||
{{ | {{Wikipedia|Peerage of England}} | ||
British nobility has a well-defined order. The highest noblemen are peers, which include the titles of (in descending rank) duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron. This is followed by the gentry, whose titles are baronet, knight, esquire, and gentleman. Both peers and gentry are entitled to coats of arms. | British nobility has a well-defined order. The highest noblemen are peers, which include the titles of (in descending rank) duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron. This is followed by the gentry, whose titles are baronet, knight, esquire, and gentleman. Both peers and gentry are entitled to coats of arms. | ||
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Illegitimate children are not entitled to noble status and often do not appear on family pedigrees. They may, however, be granted a variation of the father’s coat of arms. | Illegitimate children are not entitled to noble status and often do not appear on family pedigrees. They may, however, be granted a variation of the father’s coat of arms. | ||
{{ | {{Wikipedia|Heraldic visitation}} | ||
==Knights Of The Realm & Commonwealth Index== | ==Knights Of The Realm & Commonwealth Index== | ||
[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/britain-knights-of-the-realm-and-commonwealth-index Britain, Knights of the Realm and Commonwealth] | [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/britain-knights-of-the-realm-and-commonwealth-index Britain, Knights of the Realm and Commonwealth] | ||
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For further information on visitation records, see: | For further information on visitation records, see: | ||
*Squibb, G.D. ''Visitation Pedigrees and the Genealogist''. Revised Edition. London, England: Pinhorns, 1978. (FS Library book {{ | *Squibb, G.D. ''Visitation Pedigrees and the Genealogist''. Revised Edition. London, England: Pinhorns, 1978. (FS Library book {{FSC|410055|title-id|disp=942 A1 no. 702, 1978}}.) | ||
===Directories of Noble Families=== | ===Directories of Noble Families=== | ||
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Major publications by Burke’s Peerage Limited are indexed in: | Major publications by Burke’s Peerage Limited are indexed in: | ||
*Burke’s Family Index. London, England: ''Burke’s Peerage Limited, 1976''. (FS Library book {{ | *Burke’s Family Index. London, England: ''Burke’s Peerage Limited, 1976''. (FS Library book {{FSC|185733|title-id|disp=942 D53b}}.) This work is available in most major libraries. | ||
Many are also indexed in British and Irish Biographies. (See [[England Biography]].) | Many are also indexed in British and Irish Biographies. (See [[England Biography]].) | ||
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====Baronetage==== | ====Baronetage==== | ||
''The Complete Baronetage'' by Cockayne is again the most reliable work but only covers those baronetcies created 1611-1800. Some editions of Burke’s and Debrett’s also include pedigrees of baronets.< | ''The Complete Baronetage'' by Cockayne is again the most reliable work but only covers those baronetcies created 1611-1800. Some editions of Burke’s and Debrett’s also include pedigrees of baronets.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Records of Noble and Armigerous Families - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Records_of_Noble_and_Armigerous_Families_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:England Heraldry|Nobility]] | [[Category:England Heraldry|Nobility]] | ||
[[Category:Heraldry]] | [[Category:Heraldry]] | ||