A report on Nobility
Social class found in some societies that have a formal or ceremonial aristocracy.
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Baron
8 linksBaron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical.
Imperial, royal and noble ranks
8 linksTraditional rank amongst European royalty, peers, and nobility is rooted in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Szlachta
6 linksThe szlachta ( Polish:, exonym) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in the state, exercising extensive political rights and power.
Estates of the realm
5 linksThe estates of the realm, or three estates, were the broad orders of social hierarchy used in Christendom (Christian Europe) from the Middle Ages to early modern Europe.
The estates of the realm, or three estates, were the broad orders of social hierarchy used in Christendom (Christian Europe) from the Middle Ages to early modern Europe.
The monarchy included the king and the queen, while the system was made up of clergy (the First Estate), nobles (Second Estate), peasants and bourgeoisie (Third Estate).
Hereditary title
4 linksHereditary titles, in a general sense, are nobility titles, positions or styles that are hereditary and thus tend or are bound to remain in particular families.
Feudalism
4 linksThe combination of the legal, economic, military, and cultural customs that got flourished in medieval Europe between the 7th and 15th centuries.
The combination of the legal, economic, military, and cultural customs that got flourished in medieval Europe between the 7th and 15th centuries.
The classic definition, by François Louis Ganshof (1944), describes a set of reciprocal legal and military obligations which existed among the warriors nobility and revolved around the three key concepts of lords, vassals, and fiefs.
Middle Ages
4 linksIn the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history.
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history.
Manorialism, the organisation of peasants into villages that owed rent and labour services to the nobles, and feudalism, the political structure whereby knights and lower-status nobles owed military service to their overlords in return for the right to rent from lands and manors, were two of the ways society was organised in the High Middle Ages.
Gentry
5 linksGentry (from Old French genterie, from gentil, "high-born, noble") are "well-born, genteel and well-bred people" of high social class, especially in the past.
Gentry (from Old French genterie, from gentil, "high-born, noble") are "well-born, genteel and well-bred people" of high social class, especially in the past.
The gentility is primarily formed on the bases of the medieval societies' two higher estates of the realm, nobility and clergy, both exempted from taxation.
Style (form of address)
3 linksOfficial or legally recognized form of address for a person or other entity , and may often be used in conjunction with a personal title.
Official or legally recognized form of address for a person or other entity , and may often be used in conjunction with a personal title.
Don (,, Dom ), from the Latin word dominus (roughly, "Lord"), is an honorific title used in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Iberoamerica and the Philippines. The female equivalent is doña , donna , and dona , abbreviated as "Dª" or simply "D." Although originally a title reserved for royalty, select nobles, and church hierarchs, it is now often used as a mark of esteem for a person of personal, social or official distinction, such as a community leader of long standing, a person of significant wealth, or a noble, but it may also be used ironically. As a style, rather than a title or rank, it is used with, and not instead of, a person's name.
Manorialism
4 linksThe method of land ownership in parts of Europe, notably France and later England, during the Middle Ages.
The method of land ownership in parts of Europe, notably France and later England, during the Middle Ages.
He can be an individual, in the vast majority of cases a national of the nobility or of the Bourgeoisie, but also a judicial person most often an ecclesiastical institution such as an abbey, a cathedral or canonical chapter or a military order.