Landed nobility is a category of nobility in various countries over the history, for which landownership was part of their noble privileges. Their character depends on the country.

• Landed gentry is the landed nobility in the United Kingdom.
• In Russian Empire landed nobles were called pomeshchiks, with the term literally translated as "landed estate owner". See Russian nobility for more.
• Junkers were the landed nobility of Prussia and Eastern Germany
• In Poland, szlachta were usually landowners, with magnates being the class of the wealthiest szlachta. Middle and smaller landed szlachta was called ziemiaństwo/zemianie (from the word zemia, land), usually translated as landed gentry.
• In some places, e.g., in Low Countries before Spanish rule, urban nobility with landed estates was distinct from landed nobility. ^[1] In general, relations between landed nobility and towns was very complex in Europe.

References

1. ^ Study Day on the Landed Nobility and the City in Renaissance Europe, University of Warwick, 17 March 2004

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