Noblesse Oblige (disambiguation)

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Noblesse oblige is a French phrase meaning "nobility obliges".

Noblesse oblige is a French expression used in English. It translates as "nobility obliges" and denotes the concept that nobility extends beyond mere entitlements and requires the person who holds such a status to fulfill social responsibilities. For example, a primary obligation of a nobleman could include generosity towards those around him.

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Noblesse Oblige may also refer to:

Books

<i>Noblesse Oblige</i> (book)

Noblesse Oblige: An Enquiry Into the Identifiable Characteristics of the English Aristocracy (1956) is a book that purports to be edited by Nancy Mitford, illustrated by Osbert Lancaster, caricaturist of English manners, and published by Hamish Hamilton. The anthology comprises four brief essays by Nancy Mitford, Alan S. C. Ross, “Strix” and Christopher Sykes, a letter by Evelyn Waugh, and a poem by John Betjeman.

"Noblesse Oblige" is a short story by English humorist P. G. Wodehouse. The story is part of the Drones Club canon. It was published in the US in Cosmopolitan in September 1934, and in The Strand Magazine in the UK in November 1934. The story was included in the 1936 collection Young Men in Spats.

César Lecat baron de Bazancourt (1810–1865) was a French military historian, director of the library of Compiègne under Louis Philippe.

Film and TV

<i>Kind Hearts and Coronets</i> 1949 British crime comedy film directed by Robert Hamer

Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 British black comedy film. It features Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson and Alec Guinness; Guinness plays nine characters. The plot is loosely based on the novel Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal (1907) by Roy Horniman. It concerns Louis D'Ascoyne Mazzini, the son of a woman disowned by her aristocratic family for marrying out of her social class. After her death, Louis decides to take revenge on the family, and to take the dukedom by murdering the eight people ahead of him in succession to the title.

Noblesse Oblige is the fourteenth episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 7 December 1975 on ITV.

<i>Noblesse Oblige</i> (TV series)

Noblesse Oblige is a 2014 till 2015 Hong Kong period drama set during the later years of Kangxi Emperor's Qing dynasty rule. Produced by Lee Tim-sing, it stars Kenneth Ma, Tavia Yeung as the main leads with Joel Chan, Benjamin Yuen, Ram Chiang and Cilla Kung as the main supporting cast. The drama was filmed from January till April 2014. First original broadcast began on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels December 29, 2014 till January 24, 2015 every Monday through Friday during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot with a total of 21 episodes, the last two episodes were aired on the same night as a two-hour finale.

Music

<i>Noblesse Oblige</i> (album) 2012 studio album by Punkreas

Noblesse Oblige is the ninth studio album by the Italian band Punkreas, released in 2012.

<i>The Crest</i> (album) 2010 studio album by Axel Rudi Pell

The Crest is the fourteenth album by German speed/power metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell, and was released in 2010 on Steamhammer/SPV records.

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