<P> The Junkers ( / ˈjʊŋkər / YUUNG - kər ; German : ( ˈjʊŋkɐ ) ) were members of the landed nobility in Prussia . They owned great estates that were maintained and worked by peasants with few rights . These estates often stood in the countryside outside of major cities or towns . They were an important factor in Prussia and , after 1871 , in German military , political and diplomatic leadership . The most famous Junker was Chancellor Otto von Bismarck . Bismark held power in Germany from 1862 to 1890 not as an emperor or president , but only as a parliamentary minister . He was removed from power by Kaiser Wilhelm II . </P>
<P> The Junkers ( / ˈjʊŋkər / YUUNG - kər ; German : ( ˈjʊŋkɐ ) ) were members of the landed nobility in Prussia . They owned great estates that were maintained and worked by peasants with few rights . These estates often stood in the countryside outside of major cities or towns . They were an important factor in Prussia and , after 1871 , in German military , political and diplomatic leadership . The most famous Junker was Chancellor Otto von Bismarck . Bismark held power in Germany from 1862 to 1890 not as an emperor or president , but only as a parliamentary minister . He was removed from power by Kaiser Wilhelm II . </P>
the noble landowners of prussia were known as
the noble landowners of prussia were known as
Junkers
Junkers