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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.
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      Nobility, Rwanda, Royalty, Dukedoms
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
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      Women's History, Gender History, Border Studies, Habsburg Studies
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      Early Modern History, Renaissance Studies, Horse culture, Nobility
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
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      History, Nobility, Austrian History, Modern Austrian History
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      Early Modern History, Nobility, Monarquía Hispánica, late medieval and early modern history of European nobility and courts
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
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      Cultural Heritage, Nobility, Eltz family
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      Nobility, Ukraine (History), History of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Aristocracy
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
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      History, Portuguese History, Brazilian Studies, Brazilian History
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
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      Nobility, History of Elites, Social Classes, HIstory of Sport
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      Italian Studies, Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Renaissance Studies, Italian Literature
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      Nobility, Medieval castles, Burgenforschung, Pommern
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      Military History, Diplomatic History, Archival Studies, Early Modern History
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
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      Economic History, Local History, Nobility, 19th Century (History)
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      Early Modern History, Galician Studies, Nobility, Ruthenian history
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
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      Modern History, Architectural History, Nobility, Sicily
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      Intellectual History, Early Modern History, Republicanism, Nationalism
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
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      Nobility, Nature, Hunting, Falconry
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
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      International Relations, Medieval History, Portuguese History, Medieval Iberian History
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      Enlightenment, Nobility, Social History, late medieval and early modern history of European nobility and courts
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
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      History, Early Modern History, Calvinism, History of The Netherlands