What is aristocracy besides a title?

In Britain, the Sovereign has always traditionally granted titles (now, in a twice-yearly Honours List), though in the last couple of centuries, this has very much been at the instigation of the Government of the day. read more

Other than family stories, the title of nobility is meaningless. The Reign of Terror (5 September 1793 – 28 July 1794), also known as The Terror(French: la Terreur), was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between two rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of"enemies of the revolution". read more

Corresponding titles of nobility between languages Below is a comparative table of corresponding royal and noble titles in various European countries. Quite often, a Latin 3rd declension noun formed a distinctive feminine title by adding -issa to its base, but usually the 3rd declension noun was used for both male and female nobles, except for Imperator and Rex. 3rd declension nouns are italicized in this chart. read more