Briefadel
Briefadel (in German) or brevadel (in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish) are persons and families who have been ennobled by letters patent. The oldest known such letters patent were issued in the middle of the 14th century, during the Late Middle Ages. Briefadel contrasts with Uradel, whose nobility predates issuance of letters patent. The term dates to the early nineteenth century.[1]
See also
- German nobility
- Austrian nobility
- Danish nobility
- Norwegian nobility
- Icelandic nobility
- Swedish nobility
- Finnish nobility
References
- ^ "Bref-adel". Svenska Akademiens Ordbok. 1922. spalt B 4195 band 5.
adel som uppstått genom utfärdande af adelsbref, pappersadel; motsatt: urgammal adel, bördsadel.