aristocrat

Born in 1757, the Marquis de La Fayette was a French aristocrat and a democratic revolution’s most unlikely hero.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Feature film Madfabulous - which tells the story of an eccentric 19th Century Welsh aristocrat - leads the way at this year's Bafta Cymru awards with six nominations.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Depicting the singer as a Baroque aristocrat clad in contemporary designer fashion, the portrait helped propel González onto an international stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

A small part of the problem is that the dividend aristocrat index is equal-weighted, but it has done terribly even compared with the equal-weighted S&P, which is itself lagging behind the normal, market-value-weighted index.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

“So the aristocrat presumes to lecture us about equality,” he said.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

A medieval rival to Venice and a financial capital of early modern Europe, this northwest Italian harbor city was a must-stop for 18th-century aristocrats on continental Europe’s Grand Tour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Among them was the academy’s annual summer party, themed after 18th-century Georgian pleasure gardens — Britain’s oil-lamp-lit outdoor venues where aristocrats, the newly rich and everyday revelers gathered to see, be seen and behave badly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

If these aristocrats fall out of favor, look past accounting measures and consider paying what still looks like a high sticker price for that pedigree.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

The dividend aristocrats index is heavily weighted in defensive sectors, with utilities and consumer staples comprising 33% of its constituents.

From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026

The aristocrats of the rating business, 20 percent owned by Warren Buffett.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis