In summary, during the period from the end of the last century to the beginning of this century, examples of families like the Wellesley family and the Roton-Hastings family rising from minor nobles to great nobles were not particularly rare. Moreover, due to their substantial achievements, few people believed they were undeserving of their titles.
But the problems usually did not lie with these first-generation nobles; they arose with their next generations.
As the saying goes: The wealth of a gentleman lasts but five generations.
However, that is an ancient Chinese saying. In Britain, after the parliamentary reforms were passed, the nobility was completely unable to control the Lower House anymore.
Though they still controlled the systems of diplomacy, military, and church in the government departments, it is now difficult for them to interfere in technical positions such as finance, courts, and customs.
