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In Scotland, a baron or baroness is the head of a feudal barony, also known as a prescriptive barony. This used to be attached to a particular piece of land on which was situated the caput (Latin for "head") or essence of the barony, normally a building, such as a castle or manor house. Accordingly, the owner of the piece of land containing the caput was called a baron or baroness. According to Grant, there were around 350 identifiable local baronies in Scotland by the early fifteenth century and these could mostly be mapped against local parish boundaries. The term baron was in general use from the thirteenth century to describe what would have been known in England as a knight of the shire. The 1896 edition of Green's Encyclopaedia of the Law of Scotland noted that "the mere territorial baron has no title of dignity appropriated to him". In the Encyclopaedia of the Laws of Scotland (1927), John Horne Stevenson stated that "a barony title did not itself confer any dignity upon the holder". The Court of the Lord Lyon issued a ruling in April 2015 that may recognise a person possessing a barony and other feudal titles (lordship/earl/marquis) on petition. The Lord Lyon King of Arms now prefers the approach of recognizing the particular feudal dignity as expressed in the Crown Charter that the petitioner presents. These titles are recognised as the status of a minor baron or baroness, but not a peer. Scottish feudal baronies may be passed to any person, of either sex, by inheritance or conveyance. Scotland has a distinct legal system within the United Kingdom. Historically, in the Kingdom of Scotland, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, as the Sovereign's minister in matters armorial, is at once herald and judge. The Scottish equivalent of an English baron is a Lord of Parliament. (en) Il barone era in Scozia prima del 2004 un titolo nobiliare legato alla proprietà di una baronia. Dal 2004 è un titolo nobiliare che è di per sé un bene immateriale estraneo a una determinata proprietà fondiaria. Tuttavia, il riconoscimento nobiliare, che si completa con la concessione di uno stemma e una lettera patente (Letter Patent), è prerogativa esclusiva del Lord Lyon, come suprema autorità di diretta nomina della Corona per tutte le questioni di araldica e nobiltà in Scozia. Questo titolo è pari al titolo di barone continentale e ha lo status di Uradel (Lyon Court - petizione Maclean di Ardgour del 26 febbraio 1943). Non deve però assolutamente essere confuso con il titolo di barone inglese che è una paria e corrisponde ad alta nobiltà. Questo è riflesso anche nell'araldica, che non prevede supporti per lo stemma di un barone scozzese ma li prevede per un Pari del Regno. (it) De Schotse feudale baronie is een waardigheidstitel. Na het afschaffen van 'the feudal Tenure' in een wet uit het jaar 2000, is deze los komen te staan van macht en verantwoordelijkheid. Door de wet zijn Schotse feodale baronieën ook los komen te staan van het land waar zij vroeger toe behoorden. Zo kunnen zij los van macht, verantwoordelijkheid en land verhandeld worden als waardigheidstitels. (nl) Baron var i Skottland före 2004 en lågadlig titel vilken följde med äganderätten till ett baroni. Sedan 2004 är det en adelstitel som i sig är immateriell egendom utan förbindelse med ett visst jordägande. Som sådan kan den fritt köpas och säljas. Denna titel får inte förväxlas med den engelska barontiteln vilken är en pärsvärdighet. (sv) |
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De Schotse feudale baronie is een waardigheidstitel. Na het afschaffen van 'the feudal Tenure' in een wet uit het jaar 2000, is deze los komen te staan van macht en verantwoordelijkheid. Door de wet zijn Schotse feodale baronieën ook los komen te staan van het land waar zij vroeger toe behoorden. Zo kunnen zij los van macht, verantwoordelijkheid en land verhandeld worden als waardigheidstitels. (nl) Baron var i Skottland före 2004 en lågadlig titel vilken följde med äganderätten till ett baroni. Sedan 2004 är det en adelstitel som i sig är immateriell egendom utan förbindelse med ett visst jordägande. Som sådan kan den fritt köpas och säljas. Denna titel får inte förväxlas med den engelska barontiteln vilken är en pärsvärdighet. (sv) In Scotland, a baron or baroness is the head of a feudal barony, also known as a prescriptive barony. This used to be attached to a particular piece of land on which was situated the caput (Latin for "head") or essence of the barony, normally a building, such as a castle or manor house. Accordingly, the owner of the piece of land containing the caput was called a baron or baroness. According to Grant, there were around 350 identifiable local baronies in Scotland by the early fifteenth century and these could mostly be mapped against local parish boundaries. The term baron was in general use from the thirteenth century to describe what would have been known in England as a knight of the shire. (en) Il barone era in Scozia prima del 2004 un titolo nobiliare legato alla proprietà di una baronia. Dal 2004 è un titolo nobiliare che è di per sé un bene immateriale estraneo a una determinata proprietà fondiaria. Tuttavia, il riconoscimento nobiliare, che si completa con la concessione di uno stemma e una lettera patente (Letter Patent), è prerogativa esclusiva del Lord Lyon, come suprema autorità di diretta nomina della Corona per tutte le questioni di araldica e nobiltà in Scozia. (it) |
