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Italienischer Adel Italská šlechta Nobiltà italiana Nobreza da Itália Nobility of Italy Noblesse italienne Adel in Italië Kebangsawanan Italia
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Als italienischen Adel bezeichnet man den Adel in Italien. Der Begriff entstand allerdings erst im Königreich Italien (1861–1946). Aufgrund der Territorialisierung Italiens hatte der dortige Adel in den Jahrhunderten zuvor sehr unterschiedliche Entwicklungen genommen. Mit dem Ende der Monarchie wurden die Adelstitel in Italien 1946 abgeschafft. La noblesse italienne désigne l'ensemble des familles reconnues nobles ou anoblies en Italie jusqu'en 1948 dans les différents états souverains. La nobiltà dell'Italia (anche detta aristocrazia italiana) è la classe sociale aristocratica che si formò nei vari Stati preunitari italiani e che, successivamente, divenne la nobiltà del Regno d'Italia, dal 1861 (proclamazione del Regno d'Italia) al 1946 (nascita della Repubblica Italiana). Nell'ordinamento repubblicano da allora vigente, le cariche nobiliari, seppur tuttora esistenti, non hanno alcuna rilevanza giuridica o istituzionale. A nobreza da Itália foi a classe social superior na Itália até o advento da República Italiana. Os nobres tinham um estatuto legal específico, e eram detentores da maior parte das riquezas e de diversos privilégios negados às outras classes, principalmente políticos. Na maioria dos antigos estados italianos pré-Unificação era a única classe que tinha acesso aos cargos de alto escalão do governo. Também praticamente monopolizaram por longo tempo os postos mais distinguidos nas milícias e na Igreja Católica. Houve vários sistemas diferentes de nobreza ao longo do tempo e nas várias regiões. The nobility of Italy (Italian: Nobiltà italiana) comprised individuals and their families of the Italian Peninsula, and the islands linked with it, recognized by the sovereigns of the Italian city-states since the Middle Ages, and by the kings of Italy after the unification of the region into a single state, the Kingdom of Italy. Kebangsawanan Italia (Nobiltà italiana) meliputi para individual dan keluarga mereka dari semenanjung Italia, dan kepulauan terkait, yang diakui oleh para penguasa, seperti Kaisar Romawi Suci, Tahta Suci, Raja-Raja Italia, dan raja dan penguasa Italia lainnya, sebagai anggota kelas orang yang resmi memegang hak herediter yang membedakan mereka dari orang dan keluarga lainnya. Mereka sering kali memegang sebuah tanah sebagai fief dan terkadang memegang gelar herediter atau . Dari Abad Pertengahan sampai 1861, "Italia" bukanlah negara tunggal namun sejumlah kerajaan terpisah dan negara lainnya, dengan beberapa dinasti pemerintahan. Perkawinan antar satu sama lain dan keluargan kerajaan Eropa lainnya sering kali terjadi. Evenals andere Europese staten heeft ook Italië een adelstand. Er is een Italiaanse oeradel en in de verschillende republieken ontstond een klasse van patriciërs die in Venetië een gesloten adelstand, ingeschreven in een Gouden Boek ging vormen. Hetzelfde gebeurde in de stad Rome. Pojem italská šlechta (italsky Nobiltà italiana) označuje ty italské rody a rodiny, kterým byl udělen šlechtický titul panovníky států existujících na území Apeninského poloostrova uznávaný v Itálii až do roku 1948.
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La nobiltà dell'Italia (anche detta aristocrazia italiana) è la classe sociale aristocratica che si formò nei vari Stati preunitari italiani e che, successivamente, divenne la nobiltà del Regno d'Italia, dal 1861 (proclamazione del Regno d'Italia) al 1946 (nascita della Repubblica Italiana). Nell'ordinamento repubblicano da allora vigente, le cariche nobiliari, seppur tuttora esistenti, non hanno alcuna rilevanza giuridica o istituzionale. Pojem italská šlechta (italsky Nobiltà italiana) označuje ty italské rody a rodiny, kterým byl udělen šlechtický titul panovníky států existujících na území Apeninského poloostrova uznávaný v Itálii až do roku 1948. Evenals andere Europese staten heeft ook Italië een adelstand. Er is een Italiaanse oeradel en in de verschillende republieken ontstond een klasse van patriciërs die in Venetië een gesloten adelstand, ingeschreven in een Gouden Boek ging vormen. Hetzelfde gebeurde in de stad Rome. Kebangsawanan Italia (Nobiltà italiana) meliputi para individual dan keluarga mereka dari semenanjung Italia, dan kepulauan terkait, yang diakui oleh para penguasa, seperti Kaisar Romawi Suci, Tahta Suci, Raja-Raja Italia, dan raja dan penguasa Italia lainnya, sebagai anggota kelas orang yang resmi memegang hak herediter yang membedakan mereka dari orang dan keluarga lainnya. Mereka sering kali memegang sebuah tanah sebagai fief dan terkadang memegang gelar herediter atau . Dari Abad Pertengahan sampai 1861, "Italia" bukanlah negara tunggal namun sejumlah kerajaan terpisah dan negara lainnya, dengan beberapa dinasti pemerintahan. Perkawinan antar satu sama lain dan keluargan kerajaan Eropa lainnya sering kali terjadi. Als italienischen Adel bezeichnet man den Adel in Italien. Der Begriff entstand allerdings erst im Königreich Italien (1861–1946). Aufgrund der Territorialisierung Italiens hatte der dortige Adel in den Jahrhunderten zuvor sehr unterschiedliche Entwicklungen genommen. Mit dem Ende der Monarchie wurden die Adelstitel in Italien 1946 abgeschafft. Der italienische Adel war vielfach anders strukturiert als etwa der französische oder der deutsche Adel. Da sich in Italien das mittelalterliche Lehns- und Erbrecht vom fränkischen erheblich unterschied, nahm der dortige Adel vom Mittelalter bis zur Neuzeit eine andere Entwicklung, die auch regional sehr verschieden verlief, da es einen Gesamtstaat oder eine Nation noch nicht gab. Die wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und politischen Verhältnisse waren im Süden der Halbinsel, der vom Einfluss des Byzantinischen Reichs, der normannischen Eroberung Süditaliens sowie der später dort regierenden spanischen Königshäuser geprägt war, ganz anders als im Kirchenstaat oder in Oberitalien, wo die vom Handel geprägten lombardischen Stadtstaaten sowie die Republik Venedig völlig eigenständige Entwicklungen durchliefen. Die Regierungssysteme beruhten in letzteren Gebieten teils noch auf spätantiken Strukturen, die sich grundlegend vom Feudalismus in Nord- und Westeuropa unterschieden: Die Italienpolitik Kaiser Friedrichs I. Barbarossa scheiterte wesentlich daran, dass er versuchte, in italienischen Stadtstaaten die Lehensverhältnisse einzuführen. La noblesse italienne désigne l'ensemble des familles reconnues nobles ou anoblies en Italie jusqu'en 1948 dans les différents états souverains. A nobreza da Itália foi a classe social superior na Itália até o advento da República Italiana. Os nobres tinham um estatuto legal específico, e eram detentores da maior parte das riquezas e de diversos privilégios negados às outras classes, principalmente políticos. Na maioria dos antigos estados italianos pré-Unificação era a única classe que tinha acesso aos cargos de alto escalão do governo. Também praticamente monopolizaram por longo tempo os postos mais distinguidos nas milícias e na Igreja Católica. Houve vários sistemas diferentes de nobreza ao longo do tempo e nas várias regiões. The nobility of Italy (Italian: Nobiltà italiana) comprised individuals and their families of the Italian Peninsula, and the islands linked with it, recognized by the sovereigns of the Italian city-states since the Middle Ages, and by the kings of Italy after the unification of the region into a single state, the Kingdom of Italy. Nobles had a specific legal status, and held most of the wealth and various privileges denied to other classes, mainly politicians. In most of the former Italian pre-Unification states it was the only class that had access to high-level government positions. They also practically monopolized the most distinguished positions in the city-states and in the Catholic Church for a long time. There were several different systems of nobility over time and in different regions. From the Middle Ages until March 1861, "Italy" was not a single country but was a number of separate kingdoms and other states, with many reigning dynasties. These were often related by marriage to each other and to other European royal families. The Italian nobility was expanded into Africa with the creation of the Italian Empire in conquered Ethiopia and East Africa. Recognition of Italian nobility ceased with the creation of the Italian Republic in 1946. Although many titles still exist, they are used as a matter of social courtesy and are not recognised under the law, except for a limited number of noble titles granted by the pope which are still formally acknowledged according to Article 41 of the Lateran Treaty.
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