Norwegian nobility

Frankish noble family founded by Charles Martel

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Lendmann (plural lendmenn; ) was a title in medieval Norway. A lendmann had the highest rank attainable in the royal hird, that is, the secular aristocracy, standing beneath earls and dukes only. In the 13th century, there were between ten and twenty lendmenn at any one time. A lendmann was similar to the medieval English baron, itself corresponding to a modern count.

thumb|Facsimile of a German periodical of 1900 titled Mittheilungen an die Mitglieder des Geschlechtsverbandes des zum fränkischen Uradel gehörigen Geschlechtes Derer von Eberstein stammend vom "Eberstein" auf der Rhön. '''' (, German: "ancient nobility"; adjective or ) is a genealogical term introduced in late 18th-century Germany to distinguish those families whose noble rank can be traced to the 14th century or earlier. The word stands opposed to Briefadel'', a term used for titles of nobility created in the early modern period or modern history by letters patent. Since the earliest known s

150px|thumb|Vestfold county, in which former Jarlsberg in blue. Jarlsberg was a former countship that forms a part of today's Vestfold county in Norway. The name translates as "Earl's Hill".

Dynasty of noblemen in Norway

thumb|Letter patent|Letter of nobility from 1755 to the Munthe af Morgenstierne family of the Danish and [[Norwegian nobility]] thumb|Patent from Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Joseph II awarding the title of [[Imperial Count to Anton Schenk von Stauffenberg, 1785]] Briefadel (in German; ) or brevadel (in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish) is a medieval German term for persons or families ennobled by letters patent. The oldest known such letters patent were issued in the middle of the 14th century, during the Late Middle Ages.

socially privileged class in Norway

publication that details the genealogies, titles, and coats of arms of Danish and Norwegian noble families