Feudal System Flashcards
Monarch
Kings, queens and royal family
Provided land to the tenants-in-chief, and protection to all lower levels
Received rent in the form of loyalty and military support from the tenants in chief
Tenants in chief
Lords and bishops
Provided money, prayers, advice and military support to the monarch
Received war service and protection from the sub-tenants in exchange for land
Sub tenants
Knights and lesser clergy
Provided protection to the tenants in chief, military service to the monarch
Received land from the tenants-in-chief
Peasantry
Peasants and serfs
Provided protection to the tenants in chief, military service to the monarch
Received land from the tenants-in-chief
Feudal System
What Medieval Europe’s government and society was based around