Aristocratic Estates in Rural France and Belgium in the 19th Century: an Analysis of Three Properties Belonging to the Arenberg Family (1820-1919) ; Le grand domaine aristocratique dans le monde rural en France et en Belgique au XIXe siècle : l’exemple de trois propriétés de la famille d’Arenberg

International audience ; This study focuses on three estates that belonged to the Dukes and Princes of Arenberg in the 19th century: Wallers (in the Nord department), Ménetou-Salon (in the Cher department) and Héverlé (in Flemish Brabant). The use of well-known historical records along with private archives gives a new insight into the economic, political and social strategies of post-revolutionary aristocracy in rural areas. One aim of this study is to discuss the specificities of nineteenth-century aristocratic estates, thanks to quantitative as well as qualitative criteria. Records kept by... Mehr ...