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<p><b>New page</b></p><div><includeonly>Regarding personal names: ''[[Ritter]]'' {{#switch:{{{abolished|}}}|yes=was formerly|life=was originally|is}} a title, translated approximately as ''Sir'' (denoting a ''[[Knight]]''){{#switch:{{{abolished|}}}|yes|life=. In 1919 all titles of nobility were abolished in Germany and ''Ritter'', together with the noble particles ''von'' and ''zu'', became part of the surname.|, not a first or middle name. There is no equivalent female form.}}</includeonly><noinclude><br />
This template provides a standard message explaining the meaning of the German word ''Ritter'' as it appears in a person's name. In a biographical article, it should be placed in a [[Wikipedia:Footnotes|footnote]] after the subject's name in the lead section. The precise status of ''Ritter'' depends on when the subject lived.<br />
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* If the subject died before 18 March 1919, use the template without any parameters:<br />
**<code><nowiki>{{German title Ritter}}</nowiki></code> produces:<br />
***{{German title Ritter}}<br />
* If the subject was born before 18 March 1919 but died after that date, add <code><nowiki>|abolished=life</nowiki></code>:<br />
**<code><nowiki>{{German title Ritter|abolished=life}}</nowiki></code> produces:<br />
***{{German title Ritter|abolished=life}}<br />
* If the subject was born on or after 18 March 1919, add <code><nowiki>|abolished=yes</nowiki></code>:<br />
**<code><nowiki>{{German title Ritter|abolished=yes}}</nowiki></code> produces:<br />
***{{Template:German title Ritter|abolished=yes}}<br />
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[[Category:German noble templates|Title Ritter]]<br />
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