nobleman

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The first documented record of the April Fools’ tradition is a 1561 Flemish poem about a nobleman who sends his servant on a series of fool’s errands on April 1.

From Seattle Times

In the early 1800s dozens of marbles were taken from Greece's Parthenon on the orders of Scottish nobleman Thomas Bruce, known as Lord Elgin.

From BBC

The strongest sections of the “The Curse of the Marquis de Sade” focus not on the titular nobleman but on the history of his most famous manuscript.

From Washington Post

Rasputin was assassinated in 1916 by a group of Russian noblemen who feared his growing influence on the tsarist family.

From Reuters

Serhiy opened the gate and the soldier, pointing his assault rifle, shouted, “I want wine, Boyar!” using an old-fashioned form of address for a Russian nobleman.

From New York Times