They opposed the ennoblement of Albert and granted him a smaller annuity than previous consorts, ?0, 000 instead of the usual ?0, 000.
32.
In any case, in the Netherlands ( see below ) and many Hanseatic cities such as Hamburg, patricians scoffed at the notion of ennoblement.
33.
They are " noblesse immemoriale ", without ennoblement, predating 1351, from when on nobles of non-knightly origin were created in Italy.
34.
The requisite ground for introduction to the rolls of nobility was either birth into an " ancient " noble family, or ennoblement by the king.
35.
During his lifetime, Franz Leydig was granted many honours, including personal ennoblement, and an honorary doctorate of science from the University of Bologna.
36.
For example it would be " Barack and Michelle / Mrs Obama " but ( before ennoblement ) " Margaret and Denis / Mr Thatcher ".
37.
The close of the late 18th century ( see below ) was a period in which a definite increase in the number of ennoblements can be noted.
38.
Formally such presentations were only granted to noble families able to prove a noble lineage dating back to 1400 A . D . without tracks of ennoblement.
39.
Medieval theorists of nobility relied on earlier classical concepts ( Platonic, Aristotelian and Christian-Hellenistic ) of what personal traits and virtues constitute grounds for ennoblement.
40.
Nevertheless, on 22 April 1889, he accepted ennoblement from Emperor Franz Joseph I, becoming " de B�rtfa " ( " b�rtfai " ).
