The European nobility. Always wanted to know what is really happening at court? How to dress and behave? Which aristocrats secretly wrote their diaries, and which aristocrats are still active? In this book, authors and renowned noble experts provide surprising insights into the beautiful world of European nobility. They showcase the most important royal houses and their ancestral seats, and show the political and military influence of the nobility on European societies from the Middle Ages to the present day and how their role has changed over time. And 'last but not least' they try to find out what obligations the aristocracy still has today. Hardback edition, 256 pages, German language, illustrated.