Initially, authority for the county rested on the local aristocracy.

The images are mostly concerned with aspects of life that would be relevant to the local aristocracy.

The history of the park dates back to Medieval times when it was used primarily by the local aristocracy for hunting.

Changes in political form could do little to erode the power of the local aristocracy.

It felt as though the whole local aristocracy was towering over him.

So, to some degree, did the clergy and the local military aristocracy of the knights.

They were also almost all of noble birth, making it clear that the house had been used as a dump by the local aristocracy.

Their officers however were drawn from the local aristocracy.

Most of the local aristocracy was multilingual, but they spoke mostly German among themselves.

The society soon attracted the attention of various members of the local aristocracy.