What kinds of government were there in the Middle Ages?

Answer 1

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Feudal society run by a king.

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Most medieval countries were monarchies, but there was a large range in types of monarchies, and there were other kinds of government.

One type of government was a feudal monarchy, with power distributed through a series of lords, and a weak central government. France was like this for much of its history, as was England under the Normans, as power was being established.

In some monarchies, the king or emperor was elected. The Holy Roman Empire was one of these, though it was largely feudal, and there were only seven people who were allowed to vote for the emperor. The Visigothic Kingdom of Spain was an elective monarchy, as were some of the Anglo saxon monarchies in England.

Some small monarchies that were not feudal because there was no hereditary distribution of feudal power; in such countries the the king was absolute. Though medieval examples exist, they are petty kingdoms and independent counties with names most people do not recognize. Many kingdoms were like this as they were being established.

Andorra had a government run by two princes who ruled simultaneously. One was a bishop, and the other was traditionally the King of France.

In the later Middle Ages, monarchies began to have parliaments, which made the central government stronger. England was of this type before the end of the Middle Ages.

Some monarchies, such as Charlemagne's, did not fit any of the above descriptions.

Some parts of medieval Europe were directly under the authority of Church officers. One example is Prussia, as it was governed by the monastic order referred to as the Teutonic Knights. The Papal States are another example.

There were some places, such as Ireland, for much of its history, where the government was tribal or based on clans.

There were independent republics, such as the Republics of Venice, Florence, and Genoa.

Within some monarchies, there were medieval communes or free cities, which were towns and cities with republican governments rather than feudal.

The government of Iceland was controlled largely by a sort of parliament. People were not elected to the parliament, however. They inherited their seats or purchased them from people who had inherited them.

And there were international organizations of republican cities such as the Hanseatic League, which had their own governing bodies, made their own treaties, had their own military, and conducted their own wars.

Answer 2

In medieval England there was a thing called the feudal system which ranked society. The peasants were at the bottom while the king or monarch was at the top. The knights, lords, bishops and lesser clergy were in between. Lords could own a whole village and peasants were allocated land to farm. Just search 'Feudal system' in Google for a bit more detail.

Answer 3

feudalism