Aristocracy (from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ (aristokratíā) 'rule of the best'; from ἄριστος (áristos) 'best' and κράτος (krátos) 'power, strength') is...

The aristocracy is historically associated with a "hereditary" or a "ruling" social class. In many states, the aristocracy included the upper class of...

Labor aristocracy or labour aristocracy (also aristocracy of labor) has at least four meanings: (1) as a term with Marxist theoretical underpinnings;...

Jewish aristocracy may refer to: Patriarchal age Kohen Kings of Israel and Judah List of Jewish leaders in the Land of Israel Kings of Judah List of European...

The natural aristocracy is a concept developed by Thomas Jefferson in 1813 which describes a hypothetical political elite that derives its power from...

In Chile the Castilian–Basque aristocracy (Spanish: aristocracia castellano-vasca) formed the social and political elite of the country after gaining...

Nobile ([ˈnɔːbile], abbreviated Nob.) is an Italian hereditary title borne by a noble who ranks similarly or just below a baron, similar to the rank of...

American Aristocracy is a 1916 American silent adventure/comedy-drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Douglas Fairbanks. A 35mm print of...

precedence in the United Kingdom. The largest portion of the British aristocracy has historically been the landed gentry, made up of baronets and the...

important for several centuries, and several Emperors rose from the aristocracy. Two groups can be distinguished: a metropolitan civil nobility and a...

Aristocracy is a lost 1914 American drama silent film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Tyrone Power Sr., Marguerite Skirvin, Edna Mayo, Arthur...

The planter class, also referred to as the planter aristocracy, was a racial and socioeconomic caste which emerged in the Americas during European colonization...

three. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny. These forms...

Bunyip aristocracy is an Australian term satirising attempts by William Wentworth to establish a system of titles in the colony of New South Wales. It...

The nobility of China represented the upper strata of aristocracy in premodern China, acting as the ruling class until c. 1000 CE, and remaining a significant...

Korean monarchy existed in Korea until the end of the Japanese occupation and the defeat of Japan. After the independence and the installation of the Constitution...

The aristocracy of Norway is the modern and medieval aristocracy in Norway. Additionally, there have been economical, political, and military elites that—relating...

Landed nobility or landed aristocracy is a category of nobility in the history of various countries, for which landownership was part of their noble privileges...

and therefore to the emperor, was also considered part of the Austrian aristocracy. This applied to any member of the Bohemian, Hungarian, Polish, Croatian...

Criticism of monarchy has occurred since ancient times. It can be targeted against the general form of government—monarchy—or more specifically, to particular...

distinctions: Noblesse d'épée (nobility of the sword): Known as France's oldest aristocracy, but its existence has, in recent years, been questioned by some scholars...

Social class in ancient Rome was hierarchical, with multiple and overlapping social hierarchies. An individual's relative position in one might be higher...

Ali Project (typeset as ALI PROJECT) is a Japanese rock band with a strong Japanese aristocrat-style image, consisting of Arika Takarano (宝野アリカ, Takarano...

This article lists the monarchs of Vietnam. Under the emperor at home, king abroad system used by later dynasties, Vietnamese monarchs would use the title...

member of the aristocracy, due to a massive influx of commoners via the Table of ranks. Many descendants of the former ancient Russian aristocracy, including...

Nigerian aristocracy may refer to: Nigerian traditional rulers, Nigeria's statutory monarchs Subordinate titleholders in the Nigerian chieftaincy system...

the "strength and vitality of an empire is frequently due to the new aristocracy from the periphery". This book is currently out of print. Syme's biography...

rebellion were executed. Thus, the Catholic aristocracy definitively won over the Protestant aristocracy in Bohemia, but at the same time the absolutist...

rule by the rich, contrasting it with aristocracy, arguing that oligarchy was the perverted form of aristocracy. The consolidation of power by a dominant...

term, but still, it conceivably could be a kakistocracy disguised as an aristocracy. The word is derived from two Greek words, kakistos (κάκιστος; worst)...