A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Bulgaria, Kievan Rus' (and later Russia), Moldavia and Wallachia …

boyar, member of the upper stratum of medieval Russian society and state administration. In Kievan Rus during the 10th–12th century, the boyars constituted the senior group in the …

Portrait of Russian boyar Pyotr Potemkin by Juan Carreño de Miranda, 1681-1682. A boyar was a member of the ruling nobility in medieval Russia and some other Slavic countries such as …

Many boyar families considered native had Greek or distant Greek origins, such as the Cantacuzino family, and both groups were primarily Grecophone. In 1821, native Wallachian …

May 21, 2018 · BOYAR. In the broadest sense, every privileged landowner could be called a boyar; in a narrower sense, the term refers to a senior member of a prince's retinue during the …

The nobility arose in the 12th and 13th centuries as the lowest part of the feudal military class, which comprised the court of a prince or an important boyar. From the 14th century land …

The Boyar Class was a noble class in Russia during the medieval period, characterized by land ownership, significant political power, and a strong influence on governance.

A boyar was the highest rank of feudal nobility in Eastern European states, including Kievan Rus', Bulgaria, Russia, Wallachia, Moldavia, and Lithuania. They were second only to princes and …

BOYAR (Russ. boyarin, plur. boyare), a dignity of Old Russia conterminous with the history of the country. Originally the boyars were the intimate friends and confidential advisers of the …

The meaning of BOYAR is a member of a Russian aristocratic order next in rank below the ruling princes until its abolition by Peter the Great.