page_title: Aristocracy
hierarchical_section_title: Aristocracy
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: König Ludwig XIV. empfängt den späteren König von Polen und Kurfürsten von Sachsen III. in Fontainebleau. Von 1711 bis 1719 befand sich der Kurprinz auf seiner Kavallierstour durch Europa. Im Herbst 1714 machte er in Paris Station. Rechts Ludwig XIV., in der Mitte dessen Schwägerin Liselotte Herzogin von Orléans, links August. Dies war einer der letzten großen Empfänge des französischen Königs.
context_page_description: Aristocracy is a kind of government that puts power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class. In Ancient Greek, the word aristocracy means the rule of the best, but it has come to be linked with rule by royal families.
  There are different kinds of aristocracy with different ways the government is set up. In history, most aristocracies are hereditary. Members of the ruling group have passed on power to their eldest surviving son, and sometimes to their eldest daughter. Aristocracy can be combined with other kinds of government. There were small groups of people that run a country. The people were called aristocrats and often had titles such as duke, duchess, baron and baroness.
context_section_description: Aristocracy is a kind of government that puts power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class. In Ancient Greek, the word aristocracy means the rule of the best, but it has come to be linked with rule by royal families.
  There are different kinds of aristocracy with different ways the government is set up.  In history, most aristocracies are hereditary.  Members of the ruling group have passed on power to their eldest surviving son, and sometimes to their eldest daughter. Aristocracy can be combined with other kinds of government. There were small groups of people that run a country. The people were called aristocrats and often had titles such as duke, duchess, baron and baroness.
caption: The King of France, Louis XIV receives the future King of Poland, Augustus III in Fontainebleau
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