British nobility

thumb|Jan Zamoyski, an important 16th-century Polish magnate

right|thumb|Cleric, knight, and peasant archetypes represent the virtues of prudence, fortitude, and temperance, respectively. In [[classical antiquity and Christendom, prudence and fortitude were seen as the cardinal virtues that should govern society.]]

privileged social class; the Noble Houses and Gentry families of the United Kingdom

overview about the orders of precedence in the United Kingdom