False titles of nobility

False titles of nobility are titles of nobility which are fake. They have been invented or taken by a person or family. They are not recognised by the present or past government of the country.

There are a number of schemes that pretend to confer or sell such titles. They have flourished by use of the internet.^[1]

1. ↑ Cramb, Austan. The Telegraph. How to lord it over your friends for only £29.99. 11 December 2004. Retrieved 1 April 2016.