Lesser Lords&Lords
Everyone had a place in feudal society,Below the monarchs were the most powerful lords the dukes and the counts who held the largest fiefs. Each of these lords had vassals,and these vassals in turn had their own vassals. The same man who is a vassal and a lord vassal to more powerful lord above him and lord to less powerful vassals below him.
Because vassals often held fiefs from more than one lord,feudal relationships grew very complex. A vassal who had pledged loyalty to several lords could have serious problems if his he to do if both demanded his aid? To solve this problem,a vassal usually had liege lord to whom he owed his first loyalty.
Because vassals often held fiefs from more than one lord,feudal relationships grew very complex. A vassal who had pledged loyalty to several lords could have serious problems if his he to do if both demanded his aid? To solve this problem,a vassal usually had liege lord to whom he owed his first loyalty.