Show b w tJ if ef 7 The n. Institution of nobility la II founded found ed ad ct cia on the theory that a special prix one acquired shall shad be passed on at f from rom generation to generation Th noble of f Rome i called ed patrician pats patri clans cian became nobles noble simply be- be they that air th the original Rants of th city In Venice th the thel l consisted of a group of merchant mer user chant traders trader who JibO had gradually rb risen m In wealth in-wealth Wealth and power Most of th the nobility of Europe oa th other hand came from freemen who battled i f their way to Wealth to-Wealth Weald and privilege lege T The ee Mat great feudal Jordt lords lord wen virtual kings king 1 |