The monarch's power was limited, in favor of the sizable noble class.
From the late 9th to the late 10th century, the nature of the noble class changed significantly.
The theory had no validity, but offered a myth for an impoverished noble class.
All of these people were in the noble class.
Like the other three with him, he was an Erythros and not of the noble class.
The existence of a noble class like the Altun was not remarkable in any way.
He or she must be from the noble class, not the merchant, and is elected for life.
There is often a variety of ranks within the noble class.
In mediaeval Germany, the personal name was quite popular among the noble class.
The movement of the former noble class into cities created a new urban professional class.