Ruthenian nobility
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Ruthenian nobility can refer to:
See also: Ruthenia
, Ruthenians
- BoyarBoyarA boyar, or bolyar , was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Moscovian, Kievan Rus'ian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, and Moldavian aristocracies, second only to the ruling princes , from the 10th century through the 17th century....
s - Ukrainian nobility (szlachta)
- Belarusian nobilityBelarusian nobilityNoble people on Belarusian lands were usually of Slavic origin in the east or of Baltic origin in the west of the lands of what is now Belarus...
(szlachta)
See also: Ruthenia
Ruthenia
Ruthenia is the Latin word used onwards from the 13th century, describing lands of the Ancient Rus in European manuscripts. Its geographic and culturo-ethnic name at that time was applied to the parts of Eastern Europe. Essentially, the word is a false Latin rendering of the ancient place name Rus...
, Ruthenians
Ruthenians
The name Ruthenian |Rus']]) is a culturally loaded term and has different meanings according to the context in which it is used. Initially, it was the ethnonym used for the East Slavic peoples who lived in Rus'. Later it was used predominantly for Ukrainians...