Uradel (German: [ʔuːɐ̯ˈʔaːdl̩], German: "ancient nobility"; adjective uradelig or uradlig) is a genealogical term introduced in late 18th-century Germany...
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German nobility (section Uradel and Briefadel)
that had been considered noble as early as pre-1400s Germany (i.e., the Uradel or "ancient nobility") were usually eventually recognised by a sovereign...
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The Schenk von Stauffenberg family is a Roman Catholic Uradel German noble family from Swabia, Germany. The family's best-known recent member was Colonel...
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family. First mentioned in 1198, the Walderdorff family belongs to the Uradel of the Rhineland and has strong historic ties to the Catholic Church. Members...
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Loringhoven is a German noble family that originated in Westphalia. It was an Uradel family whose name is also spelled as Vrydach, Frydag, Freydag and various...
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century, during the Late Middle Ages. Briefadel can be contrasted with Uradel, whose nobility predates issuance of letters patent. The term dates to the...
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the line of succession to the throne of Reuss (The Fürstensteins lacked Uradel status: Viktoria's paternal grandfather, Pierre-Alexandre Le Camus 1774–1824...
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sometimes Baroness. Families which had always held this status were called Uradel ('primordial/ancient/original nobility'), and were heraldically entitled...
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Europe. Gotra system in India Clan (video gaming) Endogamy Extended family Uradel Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Clan" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed...
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The House of Eltz is a noted German noble family, belonging to the Uradel. The Rhenish dynasty has had close ties to the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia since...
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noble family of Franconian knightly origin. It belonged to the Franconian Uradel. First appearing in written documents from 1318, the House of Reitzenstein...
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The von Ziegesar is an old German noble family, belonging to the uradel of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. The family first appeared in written documents...
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portal Acquiescence Dreamtime Legal fiction Prehistory Royal lives clause Uradel Usucaption Oxford English Dictionary (1971 ed.), Vol. I, p. 63c Time Immemorial...
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They are still extant and are one of the oldest surviving families of the Uradel, or ancient German nobility. The Gymnich family first appears in 1139 with...
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belonged to a German and Baltic German noble family, which belonged to the Uradel, and a Russian, Akulina Ivanova, a native citizen of Tobolsk. Although Perov's...
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ancestor who acquired it through such a donation (cf. the distinction between Uradel and Briefadel in the Holy Roman Empire and in its feudal successor regimes)...
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The Bildt family is a Scandinavian noble family – uradel – of Danish origin, noted for counting two of its members as Swedish prime ministers. The Bildt...
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Army, and his wife, Therese née Brandenburg. The Witzleben dynasty was an Uradel family of old nobility and many officers, descending from Witzleben in Thuringia...
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that traced its origins to the 12th century and classed as members of the Uradel, or old nobility, although they held no titles and were not wealthy. Virtually...
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family, first mentioned in the 13th century, belonged to the circle of Uradel families of Farther Pomerania and were known for their devoted pietism....
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dynasties, apart from the king or emperor. The modern concept of aristocracy (Uradel) must not be confused with the term edelfrei, since the former term's scope...
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line of succession to the two thrones of Reuss The Fürstensteins lacked Uradel status: Viktoria's paternal grandfather, Pierre-Alexandre Le Camus (1774–1824)...
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the length of time the family possessed its status within the nobility (Uradel, Briefadel, altfürstliche, neufürstliche, see: German nobility). Thus, any...
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divide the Danish nobility into two categories: ancient nobility (Danish: uradel) and letter nobility (Danish: brevadel) based on the way they achieved nobility...
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and Lars von Trier. Some very old noble families, usually members of the Uradel, bear surnames without the rather young nobiliary particle von but are nevertheless...
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The Gaffron family is the name of a German noble family - classified as Uradel (German for 'ancient nobility') - from Silesia. German standard references...
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Demetieva-Maikova (1856–1944). The Baltic German noble Wrangel family was part of the Uradel (old nobility), the family was of German origin, appearing in the old "Livonia"...
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origin and was originated in Herford, they were considered part of the Uradel, or old nobility. The first ever mentioned member was Albert Keserlink (1443-1467...
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The Huosi family was one of the Uradel (ancient noble families) in the Duchy of Bavaria. Their status was enshrined in the Law of the Bavarians, which...
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leaders. The oldest van Lynden (Linde) is mentioned in the year 1307 ("Uradel"). The family takes its name from the village Lienden in the Dutch province...
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