Prussian nobility
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Prussian nobility was the hereditary aristocratic class of the Kingdom of Prussia, long dominant in its military, political, and landowning elites, especially through the Junker landowners.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Prussian nobility | 1 |
| Prussian aristocracy | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary aristocracy
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prussian bureaucracy
ⓘ
Prussian landed estates ⓘ Prussian monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussian officer corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
hereditary privilege
ⓘ
landownership ⓘ |
| centerOfPower |
Brandenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| declinePeriod | Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineTriggeredBy | abolition of monarchy in Germany ⓘ |
| dominantIn |
Prussian landowning elite
ⓘ
Prussian military elite NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussian political elite ⓘ |
| economicBase |
agricultural estates
ⓘ
latifundia ⓘ |
| governedBy |
feudal traditions
ⓘ
noble privileges ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
Early modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalState | Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedRank |
barons
ⓘ
counts ⓘ princes ⓘ |
| influenced |
German conservative politics
ⓘ
Prussian militarism NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussian political culture ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalStatusChangedIn | 1919 ⓘ |
| militaryRole | supplied officers to Prussian army ⓘ |
| notableGroup | Junkers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
German nobility
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussian society ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
dominated Prussian Landtag
ⓘ
supplied ministers to Prussian government ⓘ |
| region | Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Junker class
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussian landed aristocracy ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| socialFunction |
administrative leadership
ⓘ
landed gentry ⓘ military leadership ⓘ |
| successorContext | German Federal Republic social elite ⓘ |
| titleSystem | Prussian noble titles ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Paul von Hindenburg
this entity surface form:
Prussian aristocracy
this entity surface form:
Old Prussian nobility