British aristocracy
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The British aristocracy is the historically powerful social class in the United Kingdom composed of titled nobles and landed gentry who have traditionally held significant political, economic, and cultural influence.
Aliases (1)
- British nobility ×12
Statements (91)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocracy
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elite → social class → |
| associatedWithInstitution |
British Army officer corps
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British monarchy → Church of England → House of Lords NERFINISHED → Oxbridge universities → Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED → Royal Navy officer corps → public schools in the United Kingdom → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| culturalRepresentation |
British literature
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British period drama → historical novels → television series about country houses → |
| developedFrom |
Anglo-Saxon nobility
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Norman nobility → |
| hasCharacteristic |
country house culture
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distinctive lifestyle → economic power → elite education → hereditary privilege → intermarriage within elite → land ownership → political influence → social prestige → |
| hasComponent |
baronets
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hereditary peers → knights → landed gentry → life peers → lords of the manor → peerage → titled nobility → |
| hasTitleRank |
baron
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baronet → duke → earl → lady → lord → marquess → sir → viscount → |
| historicalOrigin |
feudal system in medieval England
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| historicalRole |
governing class of Britain
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landowning class of Britain → large estate management → local magistracy → members of the House of Lords → officer class in British armed forces → patrons of the arts → |
| influenced |
British architecture
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British class system → British etiquette → British landscape design → British political culture → |
| influencedBy |
Protestant establishment
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feudal land tenure → monarchical patronage → primogeniture inheritance → |
| language |
English
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| legalFramework |
British peerage law
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House of Lords Act 1999 → entail and primogeniture traditions → |
| locatedIn |
England
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Great Britain NERFINISHED → Northern Ireland → Scotland → Wales → |
| relatedConcept |
House of Lords reform
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country house → gentry → landed estate → nobility → peerage of England → peerage of Great Britain → peerage of Scotland → peerage of the United Kingdom → upper class in the United Kingdom → |
| timePeriod |
20th century
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21st century → Edwardian era → Victorian era → early modern period → medieval period → |
| underwentChange |
decline of political power in 20th century
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increased taxation on land → loss of many large estates → reduction of hereditary peers in House of Lords → social mobility expansion → |
Referenced by (18)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Anne Liddell
("British nobility")
→
George Lane-Fox ("British nobility") → Grosvenor family → Lascelles family ("British nobility") → Lord Lufton ("British nobility") → |
socialClass |
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Earl of Harewood
("British nobility")
→
Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington → |
associatedWith |
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Baron Olivier
("British nobility")
→
Viscount Goschen ("British nobility") → |
isPartOf |
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Viscount Pitt
("British nobility")
→
Viscount Rialton ("British nobility") → |
nobility |
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Palliser family
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associatedWithLocation |
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Coronation of George I
("British nobility")
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hasParticipant |
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Viscount Lascelles
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heldByMembersOf |
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Rosamund Tedder
→
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memberOf |
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Earl of Sunderland
("British nobility")
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partOf |
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Emma Hamilton
→
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socialCircle |
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The Most Honourable
("British nobility")
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usedBy |