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[[File:Manfred von Richthofen.jpg|300px|thumb|Manfred von Richthofen, probably the most famous person to ever bear the title of baron, the Red Baron was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I]] | [[File:Manfred von Richthofen.jpg|300px|thumb|Manfred von Richthofen, probably the most famous person to ever bear the title of baron, the Red Baron was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I]] | ||
A '''baron''' (feminine: '''baroness''') is a rank in Westarctican [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage]] directly above that of [[baronet]] and directly below the rank of [[viscount]]. Virtually all [[Westarctica]]n baronies correspond to a [[Index of geographic features in Westarctica|geographic feature]] of the country, and are named accordingly. A baron is addressed as "your lordship" and a baroness as "your ladyship" in formal correspondence. In the [[Colony of Calsahara]], baron is the fourth-lowest rank in the [[Nobility of Calsahara]]. | A '''baron''' (feminine: '''baroness''') is a rank in Westarctican [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage]] directly above that of [[baronet]] and directly below the rank of [[viscount]]. Virtually all [[Westarctica]]n baronies correspond to a [[Index of geographic features in Westarctica|geographic feature]] of the country, and are named accordingly. A baron is addressed as "your lordship" and a baroness as "your ladyship" in formal correspondence. | ||
In the [[Colony of Calsahara]], baron is the fourth-lowest rank in the [[Nobility of Calsahara]]. | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||