nobility+and+gentry
21Polish landed gentry — ( pl. ziemiaństwo, ziemianie, from ziemia , land ) historically was a social group of hereditary landowners who held manorial estates. Historically ziemiane consisted of hereditary nobles and landed commoners. The Constitution of 1496 restricted… …
22Society and culture of the Han Dynasty — A Western Han jade carved door knocker with designs of Chinese dragons (and two other jade figurines) The Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) was a period of ancient China divided by the Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE) periods …
23Landed nobility — is a category of nobility in various countries over the history, for which landownership was part of their noble privileges. Their character depends on the country.*Landed gentry is the landed nobility in the United Kingdom. *In Russian Empire… …
24Finnish nobility — The Finnish nobility (Fi. Aateli, Sw. Adel) was historically a privileged class in Finland, deriving from its period as part of Sweden and the Russian Empire. Noble families and their descendants are still a part of Finnish republican society… …
25Russian nobility — Color photograph taken by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin Gorskii of a Russian noblewoman in 1905. The Russian nobility (Russian: Дворянство Dvoryanstvo) arose in the 14th century and essentially governed Russia until the October Revolution of 1917 …
26Lithuanian nobility — Columns of Gediminas, symbol of the Gediminids …
27Austrian nobility — Historically, the Austrian nobility ( de. österreichischer Adel) was a privileged social class in Austria. The nobility was officially abolished in 1919 after the fall of the Austro Hungarian Empire. Former noble families and their descendants… …
28Burke's Landed Gentry — (original title Burke s Commoners ) is the result of nearly two centuries of intense work by the Burke family, and others since, in building a collection of books of genealogical and heraldic interest, The History of Burke s Landed Gentry… …
29Mexican nobility — refers to the titled nobles and untitled gentry families of Mexico[1]. Most of the descendants of these families still live in Mexico today, but some can be found in European and other countries. With the victories of the Mexican Republics over… …
30Confederation of the Polish Nobility — The logo of the confederation Abbreviation CPN (Polish: ZSzP) Formation …
