Baronet
Videos
A baronet or the female equivalent, a baronetess, is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. Baronets rank below barons and knights of the Garter and the Thistle, b
Neck badge for a baronet of the United Kingdom, depicting the Red Hand of Ulster within a rose, thistle and shamrock border.
The Earl of Rosslyn wearing his badge as a Baronet of Nova Scotia.
Coat of arms of the Agnew baronets (1629) with the badge of a Baronet of Nova Scotia (Coat of arms of Nova Scotia) in chief
Knight
Videos
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity.
Baronet
…baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. Baronets rank below barons and knights of the Garter and the Thistle, but above all other knights. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th century; however, in its current usage it was created by James I of England in 1611 as a means…
A 14th-century depiction of the 13th-century German knight Hartmann von Aue, from the Codex Manesse
A Norman knight slaying Harold Godwinson (Bayeux Tapestry, c. 1070). The rank of knight developed in the 12th century from the mounted warriors of the 10th and 11th centuries.
Hungarian knights routing Ottoman sipahi cavalry during the Battle of Mohács in 1526
David I of Scotland knighting a squire