[title] Ridder (Dutch - `knight`) is a noble title in the Netherlands and Belgium. Traditionally it denotes the second lowest rank within the nobility, standing below Baron, but above the untitled nobility (Jonkheer) in these countries. `Ridder` is a literal translation of Latin Eques and originally meant `horseman` or `rider`. For its hist... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridder_(title)