of German mediatization between 1803 and 1815. The third section included the titular princely and ducal houses of Europe that never ruled as sovereigns. Very few German Hochadel families belong to the instead of , such as the Fugger, Eggenberg, Biron and Wrede families that rose to the rank of Fürst (prince). On a European level, there are some more examples of royal or princely families that rose to the high nobility after the middle ages, such as the House of Bonaparte (and other Napoleonic families like the House of Bernadotte, Ney, Murat, Fouché d'Otrante, Berthier of Wagram, etc.), the Italian princes Torlonia and the Russian princes Demidov. See also Nobles of the Sword, approximate French equivalent Extended family Clan References Notes Bibliography Titles of nobility of the Holy Roman Empire Austrian noble titles Danish nobility German noble titles Norwegian nobility Swedish nobility de:Deutscher Adel#Uradel / Alter Adel