Magnate
A magnate ( neulateinisch ) is a member of the aristocracy or the court nobility, especially the English, Polish and Hungarian nobility. In a more general sense, the term denotes a magnate landowner or the holder of economic power.
Hungary
The magnates took in Hungary by birth in the representation of the country participate and gathered for this purpose in a special chamber, the magnate panel. From 1861-1918, the Upper House was much like the British House of Lords next to the House of Representatives elected the second legislative chamber. These included the early 20th century:
- The Prince
- The Palatine
- The Reich and Hofrichter
- The Ban of Croatia
- The Ban of Slavonia
- The Ban of Dalmatia
- The treasurer
- The Kronhüter
- The top Gespane the Hungarian counties
- All Hungarian princes, counts and barons
- The Catholic and Greek Orthodox archbishops and bishops
- A Catholic abbot
- Two priors of Hungary
Poland
In Poland magnates were called sacred and secular senators or Imperial Council and the aristocracy. The political counterpart of them made in the Polish parliament, the Sejm, the szlachta, representative of the Polish Post or landed gentry.
Polish magnate families
- Branicki
- Chodkiewicz
- Czartoryski
- Czetwertyński
- Denhoff
- Działyński
- Drucki - Lubecki
- Firlej
- Gasztold
- Giedroyc
- Górka
- Hlebowicz
- Holszański
- Jabłonowski
- Kiszka
- Krasicki
- Krasinski
- Kmita
- Koniecpolski
- Koriat
- Kostka
- Lanckoroński
- Ledóchowski
- Leszczynski
- Ligęz
- Lisowski
- Lubomirski
- Łaski
- Nałęcz
- Odrowąż
- Oleśnicki
- Ossoliński
- Opaliński
- Ostrogski
- Ostroróg
- Pac
- Poniatowski
- Potocki
- Prażmowski
- Raczyński
- Radziwill
- Sapieha
- Sanguszko
- Sieniawski
- Sobieski
- Szafraniec
- Szydłowiecki
- Tarnowski
- Tęczyński
- Tyszkiewicz
- Weyher
- Wielopolski
- Wiśniowiecki
- Zamoyski
- Zaręba
- Zasławski
- Zborowski
- Żółkiewski
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- Entrepreneur