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Originally Posted by Toledo
Thanks Magnik! That is one of the most organized name list to the noble families of France. I remember reading in one other thread (the one I posted about noble titles in Poland, I think) that France's nobility really got complicated because so many records were destroyed during the revolution. Some families claimed titles they never had. I'm not sure if there is any organization that keeps the record keeping 100% accurate. In Spain the law is very strict about the use of titles to prevent fraud.
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To registrer your title on your identity, you have to prove you are really noble. And to become a member of the Association de la Noblesse Française (French Nobility Association), you have to show documents to prove you are entitled to say yourself noble.
The other problem is the courtesy titles: nobles members of a counts family who call themselves nobles although they are the current count.