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The ducal titles conferred by the Crown of Rwanda have been very few in number, as this particular species of honor is reserved exclusively for those who have served the Royal House and/or the nation at the very highest possible level.
Abstract I beni della nobiltà nel Friuli moderno: un quadro d’insieme e alcuni casi di rivendicazioni maschili e femminili a cavallo del confine La realtà geopolitica presa in esame è quella del Friuli moderno, spartito, dopo la caduta... more
TRANSFORMATION DES MILITARADELS DER DONAUMONARCHIE WAHREND DES ERSTEN WELTKRIEGS Die Studie hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, die Wandlung des osterreich-ungarischen Militaradels (noblesse d'epee) im Laufe der Zeit, mit besonderem Augenmerk auf... more
U Državnom arhivu u Vukovaru, u sklopu Međunarodnog dana arhiva, predstavljeni su najnoviji znanstveni i stručni radovi posvećeni likovnoj, rukopisnoj i ostaloj kulturnoj baštini obitelji Eltz. Spomenuti su radovi vrijedan doprinos... more
Portuguese colonists carried their conceptions of social organization to the Americas. Their ideal was to “live like a gentleman,” that is, to own land and command laborers in order to distance themselves from manual labor and exercise... more
Sports played a main role as a catalyzer of the social change between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Historiography has mainly emphasized its connection with the unstoppable arrival of the masses. However, exclusivity, luxury and... more
Majorsági gazdálkodás a 19. század elején a Rádayak "ludányi nyílhoz" tartozó birtokain A Ráday család 17. század eleje óta folyamatosan gyarapodó birtokállománya a 18. század első felében érte el legnagyobb kiterjedését, ekkor került... more
Il castello d'Alcontres di Nizza di Sicilia in realtà non è un vero e proprio castello, bensì, una residenza fortificata, realizzata riadattando un fondaco preesistente a cui era annessa una torre di avvistamento. A dircelo è Elina... more
The medieval hunt and hunting manuals have been studied by historians as sources for the history of medieval science and geography, and for their insights into the daily lives of the elite societies that practiced hunting as a ritualized... more
In 1438 Pedro, Duke of Coimbra, was second-in-line to the Portuguese throne. The death of his elder brother Duarte had left the royal seat vacant and Pedro, a middle-aged, powerful magnate was elected as regent for Duarte’s son Afonso,... more
A The radical amendments to its statutes in notwithstanding, the Teutonic Order Bailiwick of Utrecht is still defined by its Protestant outlook and its roots in ancient nobility, an identity that dates back nearly four centuries. Between... more