Aristocracy (class)
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The aristocracy is historically associated with a "hereditary" or a "ruling" social class. In many states, the aristocracy included the upper class with hereditary rank and titles. They are usually be
The Ladies Waldegrave, a portrait of three English aristocrats from the Waldegrave family by Joshua Reynolds
María Francisca, Duchess of Peñaranda, her sister Eugénie, Countess of Teba (future Empress of the French), and their aunt Carlota Kirkpatrick Grevignée in 1846, prominent members of the Spanish nobility.
A château, the primary form of residence for the French aristocracy
Aristocracy
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Aristocracy is a form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocrats.
Aristocracy (class)
…the upper class with hereditary rank and titles. They are usually below only the monarch of a country or nation in its social hierarchy. The term aristocracy derives from the Greek ἀριστοκρατία (aristokratia from ἄριστος (aristos) 'excellent' and κράτος (kratos) 'power'). In most cases, aristocratic titles…
The 6th Duke of Norfolk, a 17th-century English aristocrat and politician who held the hereditary office of Earl Marshal of England