Below the nobility were:
landed gentry without title
merchants and lesser freemen
serfs
slaves
Not all of these existed in the Middle Ages. I know there were no baronets, but I am not sure where various levels of dukes came into being or when.
The church had its own ranks, quite independetly from secular groups, with the pope at the top, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, and monsignors, and priests, though there are other titles that do not correspond to these.
Serfs would swear allegiance to a knight (or minor lord) who would swear allegiance to a baron who would be liable to a duke who would serve directly under the king.
Serfs --> Knight/minor lord --> Baron --> Duke --> King
King, Lord, Knight, Knight, Knight....., Serf/Peasant.
king,church,nobles,knights,serfs
No, the feudal system was a medieval system.
feudal is the answer
Chivalry was an outgrowth of the feudal system
William created the feudal system to keep control of England
The feudal system was imposed on serfs (poor farmers) by Princes: the wealthy nobility.
Feudal system
Even though the monarch is the head of state, the feudal system is no longer used in england.
No, the feudal system was a medieval system.
feudal is the answer
Chivalry was an outgrowth of the feudal system
They supported the entire feudal system by working the land.
a labourer who labours under a feudal system
the feudal system works how by William taking the mici out of people to be loyal to him.
The feudal system was weakened because of the crusades.
William created the feudal system to keep control of England
The feudal system was imposed on serfs (poor farmers) by Princes: the wealthy nobility.
Because it did not fit the industrial system. Factory managers could not use massed ranks of feudal labourers, tied to them for life. They needed skilled mobile free labour.