Was the First World War responsibility for the decline in nobility?

Answer 1

Yes, absolutely. Pre-war, the majority of European countries were monarchies of one sort or another. By the end of the war, four major empires were history: Imperial Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire. The British Empire was practically bankrupted to fight, as with Italy. (In Italy's case, the monarchal elements in the Italian gov't saw Mussolini's fasicists as a way to maintain a hold on power.) The poor political and military leadership in Britain and Italy, contributed to the reluctance of the population to trust the aristocracy to govern; at least compared to pre-war Europe.

Answer 2

I think nobility was in decline long before it already, since the start of the industrial revolution the old classes began to fade.

Most European monarchies already has constitutions guaranteeing the rights of everybody from at least the 1840's.

Modern monarchies, like the Netherlands or Sweden, have a royal family in a mainly ceremonial role, but no other real function for nobility.

Answer 3

No. Nobility existed and its time gone with new ideas and new Ideal of democracy. First World war redraw many countries, but stable goverments were already with its end settle up.

Russia: They were near to the revolution. Otoman Empire: Loosing power day by day. Bavaria: Condemned situation.

Baddly managament by Nobility leads to failure and at many ways into I World War.

Its decay were a natural consequence that WWI just accelerate it.

Answer 4

Yes it certainly played a part as most of the higher ranked offiers were of the nobility. Hence when they were killed in action it left a vacuum. The nobility has limited occupations choices so that is why most of them were in the military, especailly the second elest son and so forth.

The major impact of the mass killing which took place also gave the lower classes the confidence to challenge the established herarchy in society,

Answer 5

Nobility is a character trait, not a class.

The Aristocracy still exists, though because of severe inbreeding, hunting them was outlawed a few years ago.

Answer 6

Inbreeding, a new economical reality (no serfs, to put it bluntly) which eventually made it meaningless, and theri not beeing necessary any more did it before WWI. And the process was just sped up by improvement of communications.

Answer 7

Yes it was because it brought down the reigning ruling houses in the countries of Germany, Austria and Russia.

Answer 8

no too much inbreeding look at the spanish hapsburgs they did a lot of uncle on neice or aunt and nephew marriage

Answer 9

nobility never existed, its just what rich fags did for awhile and they were rich enough to write stories and books about their stupid NOBLE casues

Answer 10

Jim gave you a good answer. WWII and it's aftermath continued the process.