Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index For a wealthy or powerful business baron, executive, or tycoon, see business magnate Magnate is a title of nobility commonly used in Sweden and some medieval empires. In medieval timess, a bishop sometimes held territory as a magnate, collecting revenue of the manors and the associated knights fees. The income was superior compared with the wage of other common peasants. See also: Swedish nobility Leidang This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.