Nobler
Edler , derived from "Precious Lord" or "noble Lord," was a title of nobility , which in the case of ennoblement was requested. It was awarded mainly in Bavaria and Austria from the late Middle Ages to 1918.
The word of honor Edler could be inserted together with the nobility sign of between the first and family name of the ennobled (e.g. "Edler von Emperger" for Friedrich Ignaz Emperger ), or attached to the family name together with a territorial predicate (an actual or fictitious place name) become (e.g. "Edler von Steinstätten" for Joseph Steiner ).
A nobleman was under the rank of knight and baron, but formally above that of the untitled nobility. In Austria, the distinction between people with a simple from and the salutation Edler von was already so blurred in the 19th century that the honorary word Edler was counted as a simple nobility and could be applied for by any new ennobled for an additional fee. This was particularly common with the so-called “ systematic nobility ”.
The emblem of a noble man was a coronet with five pearls. The salutation used was "Your Highly Born ".
Examples
- Baravalle Edler von Brackenburg
- Noble from Emperger
- Edler von Friesack
- Hofer Edler von Passeyr
- Hofmann Edler von Hofmannsthal
- Hohmann Edler von Hohenthal
- Grains Edler von Siegringen
- Edler von Kuffner
- Noble from Musil
- Nimbsch Edler von Strehlenau
- Noble from Neureiter
- Scholz Edler from Rarancze
- Edler von Schuch
- Steiner Edler von Steinstätten
- Edler von Walck
- Weber Edler von Webenau
- Noble from Weling
- Brandner Edler von Wolfszahn
- Nobler of Wohlleben
The bearers of the name Gans Edler Herr zu Putlitz do not belong in this list, as this sex was the only Prignitz family to belong to the gentry class until the middle of the 13th century and was equated with princely and counts in contracts and resolutions.
The rank of the title Edler Herr (Edle Frau, Edles Fräulein) between Count and Baron is clear from the examples: Count and Noble Herr zur Lippe ; Noble Lord and Baron von Plotho .
literature
- Meyer's Encyclopedic Lexicon ; Bibliographisches Institut, Lexikonverlag, Mannheim / Vienna / Zurich 1975, Volume 7, p. 420.