Hochwohlgeboren
Hochwohlgeboren (German:
German
This form of address originally had connections with the ability of a
The title should not be confused with (Euer) .
Another honorific title was (Euer)
In the 19th century it became customary to address academic and other civil honoraries by this title, e.g., a number of letters to Sigmund Freud are addressed to "Hochwohlgeboren Prof. Dr. Sigmund Freud".
It is commonly abbreviated in correspondence as: “I.I.H.H.” for married couples “I.H.” (= Ihre Hochwohlgeboren) for women. “S.H.” (= Seine Hochwohlgeboren) for men.
Swedish
In Sweden Högvälboren (High Well-born) is used to address barons and counts,[5] Välboren (Well-born) is used to address untitled nobles.[5]
Dutch
In The Netherlands Hoogwelgeboren (High Well-born) is used to address a Baron, a Knight or a Jonkheer. Hooggeboren (High-born) is used to address Dukes, Margraves, Counts or Viscounts.[citation needed]
Russian
In
Hungarian
In Hungarian the equivalent word was "nagyságos" and literally comes from this term in Latin "magnificus".[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Enthält: Ansichten des Landes, topographische Fragmente, Volk ..., Volume 1". 1819.
- ^ Lawrence, James (1 January 1840). "On the Nobility of the British Gentry, etc. Third edition enlarged". Retrieved 29 January 2017 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780521392600. Retrieved 29 January 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England)". F. Jefferies. 1 January 1827. Retrieved 29 January 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Carlsson, Per-Olov. "Blå boken". Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Table of Ranks | Nobility, Estates, Categorization | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-02-04.