Emperor (never abbreviated)
King (never abbreviated)
Fst - Fürst (ger.Prince)
Fstn - Fürstin (ger.Princess)
Grand Duke
GrDuke - Grand Duke
GrDss - Grand Duchess
Archduke -
Archdss -
Duke (never abbreviated)
Dss - Duchess
Herzog - (ger.Duke)
Mgve - Margrave
Mkgf - Markgraf (ger.Margrave)
Ldgve - Landgrave
Ldgvne - Landgravine
Ct - Count
Css - Countess
Cte - Comte (fr. Count)
Cts - Comtes (fr. Countess)
Gf - Graf (ger. Count)
Gfn - Gräfin (ger. Countess)
Baron
Bss - Baroness
Frhr - Freiherr (ger.Baron)
Frn - Freifrau (ger.Baroness)
sn - Signor
Vcte - Vicomte (fr.Viscount)
Pr - Prince
Pss - Princess
Erbprinz
N.H. - Nobile Homo (Noble Man)
N.D. - Nobile Donna (Noble Woman)
Links to other pages: A Glossary of European Noble, Princely, Royal, and Imperial Titles British Titles of Nobility Italian Titles of Nobility
Dates:
numbers I up to XII are numbers of months used in case I do not know exact date (day number).
ca 1970 - circa 1970 means around the year 1970
1970/71 - means 1970 or 1971
1970-73 - means from 1970 till 1973, between 1970 and 1973
Other:
* - born
+ - died
m. - marriage
1m., 2m. etc - 1st, 2nd marriage etc.
[1m.] - child by 1st wife
dau.of - daughter of
dit - also known as
k.a. - killed in action
fl - surely lived
bur - burried
div - marriage divided
rel - religious/regular marriage
civ - civil marriage
-cr (behind the title) - crowned, created INDEX PAGE ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT:
Author: Miroslav MAREK (miramarek@centrum.cz)
Last updated: 17th December 2002