Tuesday, September 15, 2009

British title 'Baron of Greenan' for sale

Asking price: £50,000. From the Europe blog:
The rare and highly important "Camelot Barony", the Barony of Greenan in the Ancient Baronage of the Isles has had only four families as owners for well over half a millennium. The family of the MacDonald Lords of the Isles, the Davidsons, the Kennedys (the Marquess of Ailsa), and now the Alexanders (the Earl of Stirling).

The only way to acquire by purchase a real recognized title of nobility in the world today, from a nation having an existing monarchy and system of noble titles, is to purchase a Scottish feudal barony (there are perhaps 200 or less still in existence and sales are very rare).
In ancient times, over 500 years ago, the Scottish King was not the only front of honor in the land. Several senior peers and church leaders could create baronies, the foremost among these being the MacDonald Lord of the Isles...MORE