1st Answer:
Nothing. They are the same person.
2nd Answer:
Baron and baronet are both titles of nobility, but they are very different.
The rank of baron is the lowest of the peerage. This means that barons were allowed to be members of parliament in the House of Lords. For most of the middle ages, the title baron was for a person next in rank below an earl or count.
A baronet is below the rank of baron. The title baronet does not qualify a person as a peer, so a person whose highest title is baronet cannot enter the House of Lords. This means that while a baronet is a nobleman, he is also a commoner, and is qualified for the House of Commons, if he is elected. The next lower title that was used in England was that of a knight. There were very few baronets created during the Middle Ages.
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In the English system of peerage there is no title of count due to it's unfortunate resemblance to a part of the female anatomy. There is a title of viscount. A viscount ranks one step above a baron. An Earl ranks just above the viscount, and is considered an equal to the title of Count, which term is only used or derived from the European continent. Further, in the English system, only a Marquess, and finally a Duke rank higher than these other titles, but these last two designations are very seldom created. Michael Montagne
The titles and ranks of nobility are different in different countries. In the United Kingdom, the ranks are Prince, Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, Baron, and perhaps Baronet.
From highest rank to lowest rank: # Duke # Marquess # Earl # Viscount # Baron The are ranks of Gentry that include Knight and Baronet, but they are not considered "Peerage", therefore, not nobility under British law.
A baron is a title of the English nobility, it is the lowest rank of the peerage. It is also used in Germany and Austria. Originally it was the title of the King's companions in Anglo-Saxon times. It then became the title of the holders of large estates 'baronies', who advised the King. Since the 16th century it has been one of the several ranks of English nobleman, above a baronet and below a viscount. A baron is entitled to be called 'Lord'.
Lord is the title used to address a Baron, Viscount, Earl, Margrave or Duke. So a Duke might be called Lord Richard, and a Baron might be called Lord Henry. Lord is also the generic term used to refer to all peers: Barons, Viscounts, Earls (or Counts), Margraves (or Marquises) and Dukes. So a Baron is a type of Lord. All Barons are Lords, but not all Lords are Barons.
The baronies did not all go extinct, or even most, though some did. This happened when a baron died without an heir. It happens that all the English titles of baronet went extinct during the Middle Ages, but there were very few of them, and this was just a matter of coincidence.
Lister was created Baronet in 1883 and raised to the peerage as Baron Lister of Lyme Regis in 1887.
A Baronet is a member of the lowest hereditary titled British order, with the status of a commoner but able to use the prefix "Sir".The holder of a rank below a baron
A Baronet is a member of the lowest hereditary titled British order, with the status of a commoner but able to use the prefix "Sir".The holder of a rank below a baron
Lowest British hereditary title in order of precedence between an Knight and a Baron
baronet, who ranks just below a baron. See definition of baronet It also fits in the Apr.2 2008 crossword puzzle in the San Jose (CA) Mercury-News.
civilian, knight, baronet, baron, viscount, earl, marquis, duke, furstin and prinzessian.
baronet, who ranks just below a baron. See definition of baronet It also fits in the Apr.2 2008 crossword puzzle in the San Jose (CA) Mercury-News.
The name "Baron" is of German origin and means "nobleman" or "baron." It is a title of nobility in various European countries historically held by a person of high social rank or political power.
The titles and ranks of nobility are different in different countries. In the United Kingdom, the ranks are Prince, Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, Baron, and perhaps Baronet.
KNIGHT. Baronet carries the honorific:SIR, which is deemed hereditary, and is the lowest rank of the peerage. (Strictly speaking, BARON is the lowest rank of the peerage, since they carry the honorific: LORD and can sit in the House of Lords, but Baronets cannot). Knight carries the honorific: SIR, but is held by the recipient only. His wife is termed: LADY.
The Adventure of the Black Baronet was created in 1954.
From highest rank to lowest rank: # Duke # Marquess # Earl # Viscount # Baron The are ranks of Gentry that include Knight and Baronet, but they are not considered "Peerage", therefore, not nobility under British law.