Darkened nobility
One speaks of darkened nobility when the nobility of a family has ceased to exist after more than two generations. It could happen that he was forgotten. When the original nobility became known, he could legally be accepted again, although in fact a confirmation was generally issued by the nobility authorities.
literature
- Dr. Baring: Can darkened nobility still be entered in the nobility books? , in: “Der deutsche Herold” 1925, pages 34ff and 53ff
- Hasso von Dewitz: The non-use of the nobility and its demarcation , own print 1993