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Old money is "the inherited wealth of established upper-class families (i.e. gentry, patriciate)" or "a person, family, or lineage possessing inherited wealth". [1] It is a social class of the rich who have been able to maintain their wealth over multiple generations, often referring to perceived members of the de facto aristocracy in societies that historically lack an officially established ...
Nouveau riche (French for 'new rich'; French: [nuvo ʁiʃ]), new rich, or new money (in contrast to old money; French: vieux riche [vjø ʁiʃ]) [1] is a social class of the rich whose wealth has been acquired within their own generation, rather than by familial inheritance.
HBO’s new series “The Gilded Age” takes a deep dive into the era of 1882 New York City at a time of heightened prosperity, industrial growth and an internal clash amid society as “new ...
“New money is often flaunted and it is this ostentation — known sometimes to make “old money” indignant — that is probably the most distinguishing feature between old and new wealth.”
The rise and fall of Anglo-America. Harvard University Press. King, Florence (1977). WASP, Where is Thy Sting?. Konolige, Kit and Frederica (1978). The Power of Their Glory: America's Ruling Class: The Episcopalians. New York: Wyden Books. ISBN 0-88326-155-3. Lundberg, Ferdinand (1968). The Rich and the Super-Rich: A Study in the Power of Money ...
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Founded in 1496, the city is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the New World. Cumaná, Venezuela. Founded in 1510, it is the oldest continuously inhabited European city in the continental Americas. There were at least a dozen European countries involved in the colonization of the Americas.
The main waves of settlement came in the 17th century. After 1700, most immigrants to Colonial America arrived as indentured servants, young unmarried men and women seeking a new life in a much richer environment. [43]