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Ritter
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Ritter
(German for "
knight
") is a designation used as a
title
of
nobility
in German-speaking areas. Traditionally it denotes the second-lowest
rank within the nobility
, standing above "
Edler
" and below "
Freiherr
" (
Baron
). For its historical association with warfare and the
landed gentry
in the
Middle Ages
, it can be considered roughly equal to the titles of "
Knight
" or "
Baronet
".
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