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What two medieval society names?
feudal system or feudalism.
What level in society was a medieval knight?
The 2nd highest, beneath the Kings and Queens. (ect. Kings and Queens, Knights and Nobles, Lesser Nobles, Freemen and Freewomen, Serfs) wrong knights were below the pope which makes them 3
What is subinfeudation?
The feudal system was based on permanent heritable land grants in exchange for services. At its origin these services were military services, so the crown (the ultimate landowner) granted large tracts of land to nobles and in exchange the nobles pledged to provide so many knights or footsoldiers in case of war. Those great nobles could grant part of that land to lesser nobles in exchange for a promise of lesser military support, and these in turn made smaller grants until at some point there was a grant to a person (called the freeholder) who actually farmed or lived on the land, and had to provide simple services such as a certain number of days' labour or a certain quantity of grain. These lesser relationships between one who granted land and one who provided services, nested within each other like Russian dolls, were called subinfeudation.
What were medieval rich people called?
They were either Kings, Queens, or nobles.
How did the great chain of being work according to medieval and renaissance times?
In medieval times the chain went like this. God The King (God's Representative on Earth) Royalty (The kings family) Nobles Knights Middle class/Specialty workers (Blacksmith, etc.) Landless laborers (Farmers) Slaves
