Notes About Personal Names
- The terms Schenk and Graf in "Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg" began as titles, but are now considered additional name elements; with the 1918 revolution noble titles were abolished in Germany. Families in the former nobility got around the law by making the title a legal part of the person's name. Schenk was a role-title ("Butler" or "Cup-bearer"); Graf was the title "Count".
- Likewise, the term Freiherr in "Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord" is now also a name element, not a title, Freiherr is equivalent to "Baron".
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