A Question of Prestige. Problems with the Nobility of the German Small States, Exemplified by the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Abstract

The study deals with the question of the conferral of titles of nobility in the small German states (or states of the German Empire) using the example of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Keywords

• Nobility
• German Empire
• Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
• 19th century