Landed nobility or landed aristocracy is a category of nobility in the history of various countries, for which landownership was part of their noble privileges. The landed nobility show noblesse oblige, they have duty to fulfill their social responsibility. Their character depends on the country.
- The notion of landed gentry in the United Kingdom and Ireland varied over time.
- In Russian Empire landed nobles were called pomeshchiks, with the term literally translated as "estate owner".
- Junker is the landed nobility class of Prussia and eastern Germany.
- Landadel were the landed nobility of the Holy Roman Empire.
- In Poland, szlachta were usually landowners, with magnates being the class of the wealthiest szlachta. Middle and smaller landed szlachta was called ziemiaństwo/ziemianie (from the word ziemia, land), usually translated as landed gentry.
- In some places, e.g., in Low Countries before Spanish rule, urban nobility with landed estates was distinct from landed nobility. In general, relations between landed nobility and towns was very complex in Europe.
