What is the rank of western aristocrats?

The western aristocratic system is divided into five grades, namely: Duke, Marquis, Earl, Earl and Baron. There are also noble titles such as prince, archduke, prince, baron and knight.

The aristocratic system in western countries is similar to that in Britain, but there are also differences. For example, German titles are divided into 15, Polish titles are divided into four levels (excluding viscount), and Hungarian titles are divided into three levels (excluding marquis and viscount).

Western aristocratic system:

Primitive aristocrats developed from military aristocrats in feudal society. At first, knights swore allegiance to their lords and fought for them in exchange for land. In the military technological revolution of feudal society, the invention of musket gradually lifted the private control of the nobility over the army.

The aristocrats will be required to provide genealogy showing' capture a quarter '( 16 quarter) or even' Trent-Deux quarter '(32 quarter), so as to show all the consanguinity of the last five generations (great-great-grandfather) or six generations (great-great-grandfather) respectively, so as to prove the aristocratic lineage.

Nobles control resources such as food, money, ordinary people and labor, in which they can exercise religious and political rights. Interestingly, nobles sometimes have the right to land fiefs, which can be expressed by naming.

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