What's in a name? European Court rules against noble title

Friday, June 3, 2016

BERLIN — A German man who added nobility titles to his name after obtaining dual citizenship in Britain will have to settle with being plain-old Nabiel Peter Bogendorff von Wolffersdorff in his native land following a ruling from the European Court of Justice.

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