noble birth

He was of noble birth but had never claimed the title for himself.

First, she is a young woman of noble birth.

He was of noble birth, and intended by his parents for the legal profession.

It was almost enough to make him appreciate the fortune of his noble birth.

He might even be of some kind of noble birth.

She was of noble birth, but had been captured and enslaved.

My mother was a German woman of noble birth.

He was companion to both Princes, being the only other boy of noble birth in the keep.

A young girl of noble birth is cast out of her home.

Despite being of noble birth and having a very safe life, she is incredibly brave.

The prime requirement for becoming an officer was noble birth.

What could one do in this modern war, where noble birth and twenty years of service were needed to make a commander?

A girl of noble birth falls in love with a servant and the two agree to get married.

There had been a murderous attack on those of high rank and noble birth.

They were, almost all of them, persons of noble birth.

However, her father would not let them be married because he was so poor, and not of noble birth.

We'll start with every eligible bachelor of noble birth in Britain, and move on from there if we have to.

Prior to 1791 the 9th Light's officer corps was almost exclusively of noble birth.

I am an orphan, and of no noble birth.

What good was noble birth if someone, somewhere, did not react with deference?

One source states that he refused orders, claiming poor health and noble birth.

Being of noble birth and with time on his hands, he took up painting mainly as a pastime.

One was of noble birth, her existence revealed by an informer.

They were also almost all of noble birth, making it clear that the house had been used as a dump by the local aristocracy.

There is nothing surprising in this continuing emphasis on noble birth and high social rank.