hereditary aristocracy?

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i'm doing history homework and i'm not really understanding what hereditary aristocracy is. please help. thank you

Answer 1

Hereditary aristocracy is where a title is handed down from father to son on his death. So, for example, if you were the Duke of Norfolk then, on your death, your eldest son would become the next Duke of Norfolk.

Answer 2

Define Aristocracy

Answer 3

Traditionally, the King or Queen granted titles (rights to land and other privileges) to those in their social circles. These people then were "aristocrats", and their titles were inherited through a clearly-defined set of rules - usually the oldest son, then if he had died, the next one, or if there were no sons, then the original title-holder's brother, then nephew, etc.

The reason this has become important these days, particularly in the U.K., is that while the House of Lords is made up of aristocrats, several years ago the concept of "life peers" was introduced to supplement some of the hereditary aristocrats. These are people who are given titles (such as Baron, e.g.) which end with their deaths. Their children or other relatives have no inherited rights. It allows the House of Lords, which is a body which makes political decisions, to be informed by people who have been made aristocrats or peers because of their accomplishments, rather than merely by virtue of the fact that they were born into the right family. The hope was that the House of Lords would play a more useful role in the government this way.

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Define Aristocrats

Answer 5

There is no aristocracy in China. It was overthrown many years ago. The government of China is a totalitarian one.

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Take a look at the Wikipedia entry to start with. Generally it was an agrarian social system of rule based on the landowners, often without regard to merit, but based on family and passed from father to son.

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hereditary aristocracy?
i'm doing history homework and i'm not really understanding what hereditary aristocracy is. please help. thank you

Answer 8

the house of Lords here in england which is the upper chamber of hte Commons has a casting vote to veto laws but on the third time of asking it becomes law an d this is still staffed incredibly by ppl who have inherited titles although attempts to stop this are stiill being debated

Answer 9

When nobility is passed on through family relations-- ie, form King to his son, a Prince; to his brothers and uncles, dukes; etc....
...from what it sounds like....