frankdom
24 Apr 2015
History / Polish nobility - what is the status of princes and aristocrats in modern Poland? [33]
Recently I saw an item in the British press about a Polish prince who was annoyed with some UKIP utterances; in fact he challenged a British politician to a duel - a somewhat oldfashioned strategy. I am not here writing about UK politics but I would like to know about the status of Polish princes, princes and aristocrats in modern Poland. Surely they did not survive (politically) the Marxist years? Or did they all migrate overseas to be princes without land? What is their position economically and politically in the modern Poland? What is the opinion of the man and woman in the street about them?
Recently I saw an item in the British press about a Polish prince who was annoyed with some UKIP utterances; in fact he challenged a British politician to a duel - a somewhat oldfashioned strategy. I am not here writing about UK politics but I would like to know about the status of Polish princes, princes and aristocrats in modern Poland. Surely they did not survive (politically) the Marxist years? Or did they all migrate overseas to be princes without land? What is their position economically and politically in the modern Poland? What is the opinion of the man and woman in the street about them?