Barons are lowest on the peerage totem pole but I am trying to understand, in comparison to an Earl, for example, how much less land, of an estate, wealth would they have?
I am also asking about Baronies around the turn of the century, for context.
Would a Baron’s daughter have a dowry?
And if she did not have a dowry(because let’s say her father and the estate is in debt) would her position as the daughter of a Baron be enough for her to secure a marriage if she can bring no money to the marriage?
And that being said, let us say this daughter married an American billionaire from new money, would her being old money give him more respectability among the old money class of 1920s New York, for example.
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That depends on where and when you mean. In the middle ages a baron might rule over a town, a castle, and a few surrounding villages. By the time you are talking about those feudal holdings no longer existed, and the title was mostly ceremonial. Although they would generally still be rich, and could be in the House of Lords.
The vast majority of modern-day (by which I mean since the mid-19th century) barons in the UK are Life Peers which means they are given that title as a reward for a long and distinguished career in politics, business, sport, broadcasting, or some other good endeavour. They can’t pass the title on to their children and, importantly for your question, the title doesn’t come with any land or monetary bonus.
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