Baron is a specific title of nobility. Nobility is a government-privileged title which may be either hereditary (see Hereditary titles) or for a lifetime The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Frankish baro meaning "freeman, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman. Old French was the Romance Dialect continuum spoken in territories which span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group "
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Western European feudal and modern titles
Barons in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth
In the British peerage system, barons rank below viscounts, and form the lowest rank in the peerage. The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most Peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801 when A viscount ( VAI-count is a member of the European Nobility whose comital title ranks usually as in the British peerage, above a A female of baronial rank has the honorific baroness. A baron may hold a barony (plural baronies), if the title relates originally to a feudal barony by tenure, although such tenure is now obsolete in England and any such titles are now held in gross, if they survive at all, as very few do, sometimes along with some vestigial manorial rights, or by grand serjeanty. An office not being held by Serjeanty, or attached to some particular office or title is said to be in gross. This article is about the medieval system "Manors" redirects here Tenure by serjeanty was a form of land-holding in Medieval England (and is also used of similar forms in Continental Europe under the Feudal system intermediate
William I introduced "baron" as a rank into England to distinguish the men who had pledged their loyalty to him (see Feudalism). William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe Political system composed Previously, in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England, the king's companions held the title of earls and in Scotland, the title of thane. Earl was the Anglo-Saxon form and jarl the Scandinavian form of a title meaning " Chieftain " and referring especially to chieftains Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A thegn or thane was an attendant servant retainer or official in Early Medieval Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon culture. All who held their barony "in chief of the king" (that is, directly from William and his successors) became alike barones regis (barons of the king), bound to perform a stipulated service, and welcome to attend his council. Before long, the greatest of the nobles, especially in the marches, such as the Earls of Chester or the Bishops of Durham, might refer to their own tenants as "barons", where lesser magnates spoke simply of their "men" (homines). Mark from the Old English mearc and march (or various plural forms of these words derived from the Frankish word marka ("boundary" The Earldom of Chester was one of the most powerful earldoms in Medieval England. See also List of Bishops of Durham The Bishop of Durham is the Anglican Bishop responsible for the Diocese of Durham in
Initially those who held land direct of the crown by military service, from earls downwards, all alike bore the title of baron, but under Henry II, the Dialogus de Scaccario already distinguished greater (who held in baroniam by knights' service) or lesser baronies (generally smaller single manors). Within a century of the Norman Conquest, as in Thomas Becket's case (1164), there arose the practice of sending to each greater baron a special summons to the council that evolved into the House of Lords, while the lesser barons, Magna Carta (1215) stipulated, would receive summons only in general, through the sheriffs. St Thomas Becket (c 1118 &ndash December 29, 1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170 The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" Magna Carta ( Latin for Great Charter, literally " Great Paper " also called Magna Carta Libertatum ( Great Charter of Freedoms SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. Thus appeared a definite distinction, which eventually had the effect of restricting to the greater barons the rights and privileges of peerage.
Later, the sovereign could create a new barony in one of two ways: by a writ of summons directing someone to Parliament, or by letters patent. Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A parliament is a Legislature, especially in those Letters patent are a type of Legal instrument in the form of an Open letter issued by a Monarch or Government, granting an office right Writs of summons featured in medieval times, but creation by letters patent has become the norm. Baronies thus no longer directly relate to land ownership, following the Modus Tenendi Parliamenta (1419), the Feudal Tenure Act (1662), and the Fines and Recoveries Act (1834) which enabled such titles to be dis-entailed.
In the twentieth century Britain introduced the concept of non-hereditary life peers. In the United Kingdom, life peers are created members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as Hereditary All appointees to this distinction have taken place at the rank of baron.
In addition, Baronies are often subsidiary titles, thus being used as courtesy titles by the eldest sons of earls. A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of Nobility used by children former wives and other close relatives of a peer.
Scotland
In Scotland, the rank of baron is a rank related to feudal nobility of Scotland and refers to a holder of a feudal barony, a feudal superiority over a proper territorial entity erected into a free barony by a Crown Charter, and not a rank of Peerage. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Peerage is a system of Titles of Nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. The common Scots term for this position is Laird. The Scottish equivalent of an English baron is a Lord of Parliament. A Lord of Parliament is a member of the lowest rank of Scottish Peerage, ranking below a Viscount.
Style of address
Normally one refers to or addresses Baron [X] as Lord [X] and his wife as Lady [X]. In the case of women who hold baronies in their own right, they can be referred to as Baroness [X] as well as Lady [X]. In direct address, they can also be referred to as My Lord or My Lady. The husband of a Baroness in her own right does not receive a style. Children of Barons and Baronesses in their own right, whether hereditary or for life, have the style The Honourable [Forename] [Surname]. After the death of the father or mother, the child may continue to use the style Honourable.
Scottish feudal barons style their surnames similarly to Clan Chiefs, with the name of their barony following their name, as in John Smith of Edinburgh. Most formally, and in writing, they are styled as The Much Honoured Baron of Edinburgh. Their wives are styled Lady Edinburgh, or The Baroness of Edinburgh. The phrase Lady of Edinburgh is wrong, if the lady in question does not hold a Scottish barony in her own right. Verbally, Scottish barons may be addressed with the name of their barony, as in Edinburgh or else as Baron without anything else following, which if present would suggest a peerage barony. Informally, when referring to a Scots feudal baron in the third person, the name Laird of [X] is used or simply [X].
Non-Scottish barons are styled The Right Honourable The Lord [Barony]. Barons' wives are styled The Right Honourable The Lady [Barony]. Baronesses in their own right are either titled The Right Honourable The Baroness [Barony] or The Right Honourable The Lady [Barony], mainly based on personal preference (cf, Margaret, Lady Thatcher and Brenda, Baroness Hale hold the same title). Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Brenda Marjorie Hale Baroness Hale of Richmond, DBE, PC, FBA (born 31 January 1945) is a British legal academic barrister and judge Note the order of the names. 'Lady Margaret Thatcher' would denote that she was the daughter of an earl, marquess or duke. Right Honourable is frequently abbreviated to Rt Hon. When referred to by the Sovereign in public instruments, The Right Honourable is changed to Our right trusty and well-beloved, with counsellor attached if they are a Privy Counsellor. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign.
Courtesy barons are styled simply Lord [Barony], and their wives are Lady [Barony]. The style of Right Honourable is not used for them.
Coronet
An English Peerage baron is entitled to a coronet bearing six silver balls (or pearls) around the rim. A coronet is a small crown consisting of ornaments fixed on a metal ring The actual coronet is mostly worn on certain ceremonial occasions, but a baron can bear his coronet of rank on his coat of arms above the shield. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people
Scottish feudal barons are entitled to a red cap of maintenance (chapeau) turned up ermine. The chapeau is identical to the red cap worn by an English baron, but without the silver balls or gilt. This is sometimes depicted in armorial paintings between the shield and the helmet. Additionally, if the baron is the head of a family he may include a chiefly coronet which is similar to a ducal coronet, but with four strawberry leaves.
Continental Europe
France
During the Ancien Régime, French baronies were very much like Scottish ones. Ancien Régime ( pronounced: /ɑ̃sjɛ̃ ʁeʒim/ refers primarily to the aristocratic social and political system established in Feudal landholders were entitled to style themselves baron if they were nobles; a roturier (commoner) could only be a seigneur de la baronnie (lord of the barony). In British law a commoner is someone who is neither the Sovereign nor a peer. Theses baronies could be sold freely, until the abolition of feudalism in 1789. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The title of baron was actually assumed by many petty nobles who did not hold baronies. Napoléon created a new empire nobility, in which baron was the second lowest title. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The titles followed a male-only line of descent and could not be purchased. In 1815, King Louis XVIII created a new peerage system based on the British model. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Louis XVIII (17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824 Louis Stanislas Xavier de France, was a King of France and Navarre. Peerage of France (Pairie de France was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. Baron-peer was the lowest title, but the heirs to pre-1789 barons could remain barons, as could the elder sons of viscount-peers and youngest sons of count-peers. This peerage was abolished in 1848, though some titles still exist today. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap
Germany
In pre-republican Germany all the knightly families (sometimes distinguished by the prefix "von") eventually were recognised as of baronial rank. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Families which had always held this status were called Original Nobility, or Uradel, and were heraldically entitled to a seven pointed coronet. Families which had been ennobled at a definite point in time had only five points on their coronet. These families held their titles from their lord. The holder of an allodial (i. Allodial title is a concept in some systems of property law It describes a situation where Real property ( Land, Buildings and Fixtures) is owned e. free-standing) barony was thus called a Free Lord, or Freiherr, and its many variations occupied the same rank as a foreign Baron, exclusively (as in the Holy Roman Empire) or concurrently. Freiherr, a German word is a title of Nobility of lower Peerage rank in the former Holy Roman Empire (in German Heiliges Römisches Freiherr, a German word is a title of Nobility of lower Peerage rank in the former Holy Roman Empire (in German Heiliges Römisches The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in
Today there is no legal privilege associated with hereditary titles. The offspring of holders of original titles may choose to distinguish themselves from a later-ennobled family by abbreviating "von" as "v. ", however, many baron surnames do not contain any such prefix. Generally, all male members of a baronial family inherited the title Baron equally, and were so called from birth. As a result, it was much easier to inherit a German title than, say, a French or English one.
Spain
In Spain the title is immediately inferior to "Vizconde". The wife of a Baron carries the title of "Baronesa". The term Baronesa is also used for a woman who has been granted the title in her own right. In general the title of "Baron" previous to the nineteenth century corresponds to the nobility originating from the "Crown of Aragon". The title lost territorial jurisdiction around the middle of the nineteenth century and from then on it has been used only as an honorific title.
In other languages
The title was quite common in most European countries, in various languages (whether Germanic, Romance, Slavonic or other), often in a slightly modified form. The Romance languages (sometimes referred to as Romanic languages, or Neolatin languages) are a branch of the Indo-European language family comprising all The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages) a group of closely related Languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages The following list includes the male and female forms and (sometimes) the territorial domain. Notice, especially for the 'alternative' Freiherr-type titles, that the existence of a word does not always imply an actual domestic use: it is often a mere rendering of foreign realities.
| Language | Male singular | Female singular | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Baron | Baroness | Barony |
| Albanian | Baron | Baroneshë | |
| Arabic | بارون (Baaroun) | بارونة (Baarouna) | |
| Belarusian | Baron | Baronesa | |
| Bulgarian | Барон (Baron) | Баронеса (Baronesa) | |
| Catalan | Baró | Baronessa | |
| Croatian | Barun | Barunica | Barunija |
| Czech | Baron | Baronka, Baronesa | Baronie |
| Danish | Baron, Friherre | Baronesse, Friherreinde | Baroni |
| Dutch | Baron, Vrijheer | Barones | Baronie |
| Estonian | Parun | Paruniproua, Paruness | |
| Finnish | Paroni, Vapaaherra | Paronitar, Vapaaherratar | Vapaaherrakunta or simply Läänitys (for Western European ones: paronikunta) |
| French | Baron | Baronne | Baronie |
| Galician | Barón | Baronesa | Baronía |
| German | Baron, Freiherr | Baronin, Baronesse, Freifrau, Freiin | Herrschaft, Herrlichkeit, Rittergut, Hochwohlgeboren |
| Greek | Varónos | Varóni | |
| Hebrew | ברון (Baron) | ברונית (Baronit) | ברונות (Barunoot) |
| Hungarian | Báró, Főúr | Bárónő | Báróság, Vármegye |
| Icelandic | Barón, Fríherra | Barónessa | |
| Irish | Barún | Banbharún | |
| Italian | Barone | Baronessa | Baronia |
| Latin | Baro | Baronissa | Baronatus |
| Latvian | Barons | Baronese | |
| Lithuanian | Baronas | Baroniene | |
| Luxemburgish | Baroun | Barounin, Baronesse | |
| Macedonian | Барон (Baron) | Бароница (Baronitsa) | Баронија |
| Maltese | Baruni | Barunessa | Barunijja / Barunat |
| Monegasque | Barun | Barunessa | |
| Norwegian | Baron, Friherre | Baronesse | Baroni |
| Old English | þegn | Hlǣfdiġe | |
| Persian | بارون (Baron) | بارونس (Baroness) | |
| Polish | Baron | Baronowa, Baronówna | Baronia |
| Portuguese | Barão | Baronesa | Baronato |
| Rhaeto-Romanic | Barun | Barunessa | |
| Romanian | Baron | Baroneasă | Baronie |
| Russian | Барон (Baron) | Баронесса (Baronessa) | Баронство (Baronstvo) |
| Scottish Gaelic | Baran/Ridire | Bana-bharan/Ban-ridire | |
| Serbian | Baron | Baronica | Baronija |
| Slovak | Barón | Barónka | |
| Slovene | Baron | Baronica | |
| Spanish | Barón | Baronesa | Baronía |
| Swedish | Baron, Friherre | Friherrinna | Friherrskap |
| Turkish | Baron | Barones | Baronluk |
| Ukrainian | Baron | Baronka | Baronesa |
| Welsh | Barwn, Arglwydd | Barwnes, Arglwyddes | Barwniaeth |
Elsewhere
Like other major Western noble titles, Baron is sometimes used to render certain titles in non-western languages with their own traditions, even though they are necessarily historically unrelated and thus hard to compare, which are considered 'equivalent' in relative rank. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Albanian (sq ''Gjuha shqipe'' ˈɟuha ˈʃcipɛ is an Indo-European language spoken by nearly 6 million peoplewhile others claim that it derives from Daco - Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language The Belarusian language, or Belorussian,(беларуская мова BGN/PCGN: byelaruskaya mova, Scientific: belaruskaja mova Bulgarian (български език IPA: ɛzˈik is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group Catalan ˈkætəˌlæn ( català kətəˈla or) is a Romance language, the national and official language of Andorra, and a co-official Croatian language ( hrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname Estonian (; ˈeːsti ˈkeːl is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1 Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Hochwohlgeboren is a form of address for members of the lower German nobility or gentry Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. Icelandic ( is a North Germanic language, the language of Iceland. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Latvian language (latviešu valoda is the official state language of Latvia. Lithuanian ( lietuvių kalba) is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognised as one of the official languages of the European Union. Luxembourgish (lb Lëtzebuergesch Luxembourgeois Luxemburgisch Luxemburgs Lussimbordjwès also called Luxembourgian, also spelled Luxemburgish, is one of Macedonian () is the official Language of the Republic of Macedonia and is a part of the Eastern group of South Slavic languages. Maltese (Maltese Malti is the National language of Malta, and a co-official language of the country alongside English, Monégasque (natively Munegascu) is a Romance language and a dialect of the modern Ligurian language, which is spoken in Monaco. Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Romansh (also spelled Romansch, Rumants(ch or Romanche) is one of the four official languages of Switzerland, along with German, Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" Slovene or Slovenian ( slovenski jezik or slovenščina, not to be confused with Slovenčina) is a South Slavic language Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic
This is the case with China's Nan (男), hereditary title of nobility of the fifth rank (男爵), as well as its derivatives and adaptations:
- the Korean Namjak (男爵) or Chamise
- the Japanese equivalent Danshaku (男爵)
- the Vietnamese equivalent Nam tước
- the Manchu equivalent ashan-i hafan
In some republics of continental Europe, the unofficial title of "Baron" retains a purely social prestige, with no particular political privileges. A privilege &mdashetymologically "private law" or law relating to a specific individual&mdashis a special Entitlement or immunity granted by a government
In the Polynesian island monarchy of Tonga, as opposed to the situation in Europe, barons are granted this imported title (in English), alongside traditional chiefly styles, and continue to hold and exercise some political power. The Kingdom of Tonga is an Archipelago in the south Pacific Ocean comprising 169 islands 36 of them inhabited stretching over a distance of about 800 kilometres (500 miles Power is a measure of a person's ability to control the environment around them including the behavior of other people
Furthermore it is customary in Western languages to use the word Baron to render somewhat 'equivalent' ranks in non-related aristocratic hierarchies in exotic cultures.
Fictitious barons
- Baron Marius Pontmercy, a principal character in Victor Hugo's classic novel, and also the popular musical, Les Miserables. Novel Marius and his Father We first meet Marius in book three of Les Misérables where he lives with his rich grandfather Monsieur Gillenormand Victor-Marie Hugo ( ( February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) was a French Poet, Playwright, Novelist Les Misérables (pronounced /le miːzeʁabl(ə translated variously from French as The Miserable Ones, The Wretched
- Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, ruler of House Harkonnen in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. The Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is a Fictional character from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. See Dune House Harkonnen for the 2000 novel and The House Harkonnen for the band House Harkonnen is a powerful noble family The Dune universe, or Duniverse, is the political, scientific, and social fictional setting of author Frank Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr ( October 8 1920 &ndash February 11 1986) was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American
- Baron von Munchhausen, hero of the fantastical book by the same title.
- Baron Hardup, in traditional pantomime, a straitened nobleman
- Baron Karza, the archenemy of the Micronauts. Pantomime (informally panto) (not to be confused with a Mime artist, referring to a theatrical performer of mime is a performance genre traditionally found Micronauts is the North American name for the Microman toy line created by Japanese toy company Takara (later absorbed by TOMY)
- Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, archenemy of Nick Fury, agent of Shield. Baron Wolfgang von Strucker is a Fictional character created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics
- Baron Bean, a comic strip (1916-1919) drawn by George Herriman of Krazy Kat fame. A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist George Joseph Herriman ( August 22, 1880 &ndash April 25, 1944) was an American Cartoonist, best known for his comic strip Krazy Kat is a Comic strip created by George Herriman that appeared in U
- Bloody Baron, from the Harry Potter series,
- Baron Humbert Von Gikkingen, commonly referred to as just Baron, is a character in the animated movie The Cat Returns. is a Japanese animated film directed by Hiroyuki Morita, produced by Studio Ghibli and released to Japanese cinemas in 2002.
- Baron Bomburst, Ian Fleming's villainous leader of Vulgaria in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Magical Car is a children's novel written by Ian Fleming (of James Bond fame for his son Caspar with illustrations by
- Heinz, the Baron Krauss von Espys; He is the silly witness in Joel Coen's Intolerable Cruelty (2003), played by Jonathan Hadary.
- Baron von Frankenstein, creator of Frankenstein's monster same title. Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, generally known as Frankenstein, is a Novel written by the British author Mary Shelley
- Baron von Gurner, aka Gearoid Gimp Godson esq.
- Baron von Raschke, former professional wrestler. James Donald Raschke (born October 17, 1940 in Omaha Nebraska) was a Professional wrestler best known as Baron Von Raschke.
- Baron Soontir Fel, TIE fighter pilot and brother-in-law of Wedge Antilles in the Star Wars continuity. TIE fighters are fictional Starfighters in the Star Wars universe Wedge Antilles is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded
- Baron von Trapp, a character in the musical The Sound of Music, is loosely based on Georg Ludwig von Trapp, a hereditary knight, not a baron. The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay Korvettenkapitän Georg Ritter von Trapp (April 4 1880 – May 30 1947 headed the Austrian singing family portrayed in The Sound of Music
- Baron Von Slagle, first leader who unified the Justinian Empire, as described in the novel Red Skies, Battle Cries by Arnold Henderson
- Baron Silas Greenback, the enemy of Dangermouse in the British animated series Dangermouse
- Baron Vilhelm Von Lichtenstein, Archduke of the land of Rabbits in Scottish folklore
- Baron Stefan von Spielburg, aging ruler of the valley of Spielburg in Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero. DangerMouse is a British Animated television series which was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Thames Television. Hero's Quest So You Want to Be a Hero (later re-released as Quest for Glory So You Want to Be a Hero because of trademark issues involving the
- Baron George Cooper, as seen in Tamora Pierce's Wild Magic and mentioned in her earlier book, Lioness Rampant. Tamora Pierce ( December 13, 1954) is an author of Fantasy literature for young adults Wild Magic is a Fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, the first in a series of four books The Immortals. Lioness Rampant is a Fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, the fourth and last in a series of books The Song of the Lioness.
- Baron David Fyfe, as seen in Busby
- Lord de Winter, Baron of Sheffield, D'Artagnan's English friend and protector, in the The Three Musketeers of Alexandre Dumas, père. Charles de Batz-Castelmore Comte d'Artagnan (c Lupiac 1611 - 25 June, Maastricht The Three Musketeers ( Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a Novel by Alexandre Dumas père. The use of Baron of Sheffield, by Dumas, instead of the correct Baron Sheffield, is an error often pointed out in translations.
- The Baron was a series of crime novels by John Creasey (writing as Anthony Morton), being the nickname of John Mannering, former thief turned antiques dealer. John Creasey ( September 17, 1908 &ndash June 9, 1973) was born in Southfields, Surrey, England and died in It is also the title of the 1960s television series with Steve Forrest in the title role. The Baron was a British Television series made in 1965/66 based on the books by John Creasey, written under the pseudonym Anthony Morton Steven Forrest is a Drummer with the band Placebo. Before joining Placebo Forrest was drummer for the Punk rock band Evaline.
References
- Sanders, I. J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent, 1086–1327. Clarendon Press, 1960.
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