Landed gentry
Land nobility , like its counterpart, city nobility - although often used - is not a clearly defined subject-specific term. In the case of literary use, it must be determined from the context whether it is positive or negative. That ranges from nature-loving to provincial. The full range of significance for modern times is contained in the class of Junkers .
In principle, the aristocracy is the landed aristocracy in agrarian structured feudal systems - the aristocrat receives land from his landlord as a reward for his followers. With the emergence of the official nobility and the growing importance of the cities, the class of patricians arose there - the city nobility. The term goes back to antiquity , the Roman patrician originally had his economic basis in the country. As Rome grew in importance, the most distinguished families became government officials. Genuine city nobility of historical importance for modern times can be found in Italy , e.g. B. the Medici in Florence and the Visconti in Milan .
A mix arose with large rural families taking up residence in the political centers in order to gain influence. In France, this happened in the age of absolutism up to the revolution .
A German region that was particularly strongly influenced by the landed gentry and in which they were represented in almost every second village, are the Haßberge northeast of Schweinfurt .
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- ↑ Lower Franconia 1792. Retrieved on February 14, 2018 .