Boyar
Aristocracy is a ruling class of 'nobles' descended from barons, lords, earls etc.
aristocracy
Yes, "Aristocracy" is capitalized when referring to the ruling class in a society characterized by privilege and wealth.
The ruling class of the Anglo-Saxons was known as the aristocracy.
Governance by a ruling class - usually a hereditary ruling class.
Aristocracy is a form of government where power is in hand of a privileged, small and ruling class. Some of the countries that were ruled by aristocracy are Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, UK and Russia.
Archduke
in 1696 he started to rule Russian
Oligarchy and aristocracy were similar in that both were forms of government where power was concentrated in the hands of a few individuals or families. In an oligarchy, power was usually held by a small group of wealthy or well-connected individuals, while in an aristocracy, power was typically held by a hereditary ruling class of nobles or elites. Both systems often limited political participation to a privileged few and could lead to inequality and social unrest.
Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard (Baarn, 31 januari 1938), Princes of Oranje-Nassau, Princes van Lippe-Biesterfeld, is sinds 30 April 1980 ruling queen.
Tsar Nicholas II
Sidney Low has written: 'The dictionary of English history' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, History 'The Indian states and ruling princes'