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In tribal societies such as the Yoruba polities, the Kayapo bands and the Polynesian island states, the system of often hereditary tribal chiefs can also be considered a form of noble class. African Africa has a plethora of ancient lineages in its various constituent nations. Some, such as the numerous sharifian families of North Africa, the Keita dynasty of Mali, the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia and the Sherbro Tucker clan of Sierra Leone, claim descent from notables from outside of the continent. Most, such as those composed of the descendants of Shaka and Moshoeshoe of Southern Africa, belong to peoples that have been resident in the continent for millennia. Generally their royal or noble status is recognized by and derived from the authority of traditional custom. A number of them also enjoy either a constitutional or a statutory recognition of their high social positions. Central and South American In addition to a variety of indigenous peoples (such as the Aymara and the Quechua, who have long traditions of being led by nobles called Apu Mallkus and Mallkus), tribal connections exist among a number of other groups. Peerage traditions dating to the colonial period of such countries as Brazil, Cuba and Mexico have left noble families in each of them that have ancestral ties to those nations' native tribes, while such figures as the Afro-Bolivian king and the high priestess of the Ile Maroia Laji sect of Brazilian Candomble trace their ancestries to and derive their prestige from ancient monarchs and nobles of the pre-colonial African continent. Pacific Islander Amongst the Native Hawaiians, the Ali'i are the traditional aristocratic class. They routinely provided the kings and nobles of the Kingdom of Hawaii prior to its dissolution, and have served as a bastion of Native Hawaiian revivalism since its occurrence. In Tonga, after contact with Western nations, the traditional system of chiefs was developed into a Western-style monarchy with a hereditary class of "barons", the Tongans even adopting that English title as a synonym for chief. Nobility by nation A list of noble titles for different European countries can be found at Royal and noble ranks. A nobleman from Bandoeng with his servant, Dutch East Indies, 1870s. A Siamese noble on hammock, 1900 For the proper address of holders of these titles, see Royal and noble styles. For the English Wikipedia category, see Category:Nobility by nation Armenian nobility Austrian nobility Baltic nobility related to the modern area of Estonia and Latvia Belgian nobility Bohemian nobility Brazilian nobility British nobility British peerage English peerage Welsh Peers Scottish peerage Irish peerage Peerage of Great Britain Peerage of the United Kingdom Burmese nobles and servants Chinese nobility Croatian nobility Cuban nobility Danish nobility Dutch nobility Egyptian nobility Ethiopian Nobility Fijian nobility Filipino nobility Finnish nobility French nobility German nobility Freiherr Graf Junker Hungarian nobility Imperial Roman titles Byzantine aristocracy and bureaucracy Indonesian (Dutch East Indies) nobility Noblesse de robe Irish nobility Chiefs of the Name Italian nobility Japanese nobility Korean nobility Lithuanian nobility Malay nobility Malagasy nobility Maltese nobility Mexican nobility Mongolian nobility Nigerian nobility Emir Oba Obi Norwegian nobility Ottoman titles Polish nobility Polynesian nobility Portuguese nobility Russian nobility Boyars Samoan nobility Serbian nobility Somali nobility Spanish nobility Swedish nobility Swiss nobility Thai royal and noble titles |
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