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In British heraldry, a coronet is a type of crown that is a mark of rank of non-reigning members of the royal family and peers. In other languages, this distinction is not made, and usually the same w
Coronet of an earl (as worn by the 17th Earl of Devon at the coronation of Elizabeth II and now on display at Powderham Castle)
Portrait of Helena Snakenborg, Marchioness of Northampton, in robes for the 1603 coronation of James I. She wears a marchioness' coronet, which differs from the later standardised design with four leaves and four balls.
Coronet of the 6th Viscount Clifden, with sixteen silver spheres.
Depiction of a baron's coronet on a 17th-century funerary monument
Baron
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Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristo
Coronet
…Vidame (peculiar French title, for protectors of the temporal estates of a bishopric): coronet of four crosses (three visible) Baron: helm of gold wreathed with a string of small pearls Chevalier (knight): helm of gold…
A lord of Parliament, also called a baron, illustrated in the manuscript "Théâtre de tous les peuples et nations de la terre avec leurs habits et ornemens divers, tant anciens que modernes, diligemment depeints au naturel". Painted by Lucas d'Heere in the second half of the 16th century. Preserved in the Ghent University Library.
The robe worn by a baron during his creation ceremony in 17th-century Britain, engraved by Wenceslas Hollar.
Pierre Victor, Baron de Besenval de Brunstatt, usually just referred to as Baron de Besenval (the suffix Brunstatt refers to the former barony), portrayed at the Hôtel de Besenval in 1791 by Henri-Pierre Danloux.
Baron Hieronymus von Münchhausen (1720–1797), on the basis of which Rudolf Erich Raspe wrote the tales of Baron Munchausen.