The symbol of the Baron of An-Phước (安福男) in Hanoi, Tonkin showing a Traditional Chinese seal with a crown symbolising the Ancien Régime French rank of "baron".
During Vietnam's monarchial period, the Vietnamese nobility (quý tộc) were classified into eleven ranks (tước vị), with names similar to their Chinese equivalent. These are listed here from the highest to the lowest, along with their equivalent European titles.[1]
Vietnamese
Chữ Hán
European equivalent
Remarks
Hoàng đế
皇帝
Emperor
Quốc vương
國王
King
Đại vương
大王
Grand Prince
lit. “Great King”
Vương
王
Prince
The original Chinese character bears the meaning “King”
Quốc công
國公
lit. "Duke of the State"
Quận công
郡公
lit. "Prefect Duke"
Công
公
Duke
Hầu
侯
Marquis
Bá
伯
Count
Tử
子
Viscount
Nam
男
Baron
Vinh phong
榮封
no equivalent, roughly Baronet
^Danny J. Whitfield: Historical and Cultural Dictionary of Vietnam, Scarecrow Press, 1976, S. 213 (Eintrag Nobility).
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