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History | | Dutch term or phrase: Vrije Baronie | Dit dorp heeft als Hoge Heerlijkheid of Vrije Baronie een rijke en bewogen geschiedenis gekend.
It seems to me that towns used to enjoy 'class status' in the past, with Hoge Heerlijkheid being higher than Vrije Baronie. Unfortunately I'm not Dutch, so I'm not that familiar with the history. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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| | free barony | Explanation:
much is known about Sir Alexander except that he married Janet Chisholm (the same family that later provided the second wife of John Napier of Logarithms) and they had three children: Alexander; Helen; and Janet.. The lands of Merchiston were raised to a free barony in 1512 in his favour. Sir Alexander also fought at Flodden, but unfortunately, he did not survive.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron - 30k
In the British peerage system, barons rank after viscounts. A female of baronial rank has the honorific baroness. A baron may hold a barony (plural baronies).
William the Conqueror introduced "baron" as a rank into England to distinguish the men who had pledged their loyalty to him (see Feudalism). Previously
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10 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 free barony
Explanation:
much is known about Sir Alexander except that he married Janet Chisholm (the same family that later provided the second wife of John Napier of Logarithms) and they had three children: Alexander; Helen; and Janet.. The lands of Merchiston were raised to a free barony in 1512 in his favour. Sir Alexander also fought at Flodden, but unfortunately, he did not survive.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron - 30k
In the British peerage system, barons rank after viscounts. A female of baronial rank has the honorific baroness. A baron may hold a barony (plural baronies).
William the Conqueror introduced "baron" as a rank into England to distinguish the men who had pledged their loyalty to him (see Feudalism). Previously
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Belgium
Local time: 10:43
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