Declining Homogamy of Austrian-German Nobility in the 20th Century? A Comparison with the Dutch Nobility ; Abnahme der Homogamie der österreichisch-deutschen Aristokratie im 20. Jahrhundert? Ein Vergleich mit der niederländischen Aristokratie

Has the Austrian-German nobility had the same high degree of noble homogamy during the 20th century as the Dutch nobility? Noble homogamy among the Dutch nobility was one of the two main reasons for their 'constant noble advantage' in obtaining elite positions during the 20th century. The Dutch on the one hand and the Austrian-German nobility on the other can be seen as two extreme cases within the European nobility. The Dutch nobility seems to have had a lower degree of noble homogamy during the 20th century than the Austrian-German nobility. However, the analysis shows that this is a consequ... Mehr ...