Papal nobility

The papal nobility is the nobility of the Holy See. Generally no new Papal titles have been granted since the election of Pope John XXIII although Pope John Paul II did enoble several Polish nationals during his pontificate. Those formerly granted included Baron, Count, Marquis, Duke and Prince. The Papal nobility was part of the Papal Court until the 1968 apostolic letter Pontificalis Domus which reorganized the papal court into the pontifical household. Papal titles of nobility were specifically recognized by Italy in the 1929 Lateran Treaty establishing the Vatican City State and recognising the sovereignty of the Holy See. In 1969 the Italian Council of State determined that the provision of the Lateran Treaty concerning the recognition of Papal titles that was incorporated into the It

Papal nobility

The papal nobility is the nobility of the Holy See. Generally no new Papal titles have been granted since the election of Pope John XXIII although Pope John Paul II did enoble several Polish nationals during his pontificate. Those formerly granted included Baron, Count, Marquis, Duke and Prince. The Papal nobility was part of the Papal Court until the 1968 apostolic letter Pontificalis Domus which reorganized the papal court into the pontifical household. Papal titles of nobility were specifically recognized by Italy in the 1929 Lateran Treaty establishing the Vatican City State and recognising the sovereignty of the Holy See. In 1969 the Italian Council of State determined that the provision of the Lateran Treaty concerning the recognition of Papal titles that was incorporated into the It