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The republican party replaced the whig party
The feudal class structure was a hierarchical social system where the king was placed at the top of the social order followed by the barons, the bishops or clergy, the knights and the peasants at the bottom of the scale. This system was very strict since the king, who was the most powerful and wealthy man in the kingdom, granted his lands to his nobles. Besides, each landlord or noble had to provide the king with knights in return of loyalty and protection in case of war. If the barons broke their oaths, the lands which had been granted by the king could be withdrawn.
The Russian nobles didn't enjoy the privileges and dignity the European nobles used to enjoy. Peter the Great introduced some reforms which formalized the nobility of Russia. He ennobled the new comers and reduced the influence of Boyars, Russia's elites. He introduced the table of ranks - a set of 14 ranks applied to civil services and military as well. Anyone who attained at least the 8th rank was ennobled.The nobles were educated, westernized and bureaucratized.
Catherine the Great also took some measures with regard to nobility. She realized the dependence on nobility and thus She gave them more control over their lands and serfs. Further The 1785 charter to nobility established them as a separate estate and assured their privileges and dignity.
