Die Welt des Adels

The European Nobility: A Class of Its Own

Have you always wanted to know what really happens at court? How one had to dress and behave in the chivalric world? What aristocrats secretly wrote in their diaries and which blue bloods actually worked? In this book, SPIEGEL authors and renowned nobility experts provide surprising insights into the opulent world of European nobility. They present the most important ruling houses and their ancestral seats, showing the political and military influence the nobility has had on European societies from the Middle Ages to the present day, and how its role has changed over time. Lastly, they seek to understand what obligations nobility still holds today. The book will contain numerous illustrations.