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The king is the lord. For example: Ronald is the king. He has found a stranger on his land. Ronald has promised to give his throne to that stranger. When Ronald dies that stranger becomes the king who was once Ronald's vassal
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoyes they could. Because Henry II and his family were the Dukes of Normandy, Anjou, Aquitaine and several others they actually were the vassals of the King of France.
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∙ 15y agoNo. A lord can have a vassal and a vassal can have a lord, but a lord cannot be a Vassal.
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Could a person be a lord and a vassal at the same time?
No. A vassal works for the lord. The only way they could be the same is the lord is a vassal for a person of higher nobility than he is like a king. A Duke could be the vassal of the king because he has pledged his support to the king. Unlike a vassal working the lords land the Duke could change his alliance to the King changing his support to another.
Difference between vassal in medieval ages and fief?
A vassal was a person, and a fief was land. A vassal swore allegiance and support to a king, and the king gave the vassal fief to live on.
Feudal relationships in order from the king and below KING VASSAL LORD KNIGHT SERFS Is it right?
It goes:KingDuke/EarlCountMarquess (border areas)Barons-------------------nobility^KnightsPeasants/Mercenaries/SerfsIf you are below someone, then you are a vassal. Even a king can be a vassal. William I was king of England, but also a vassal to the king of France.
How could a noble be both and Lord and a Vassal?
A noble was the lord ( landlord) of his lands and people but he was a vassal to the king who gave him those lands. The lands could be taken away at any time along with any titles and even his life if the king so choose to do so.
What is a celebration of homage in the middle ages?
It is a celebration when the Vassal take oath to his king.
What was a vassal in medieval times?
A vassal was anyone who entered into a mutual obligation pact with a lord or monarch within a feudal system. Nearly everyone was a vassal of someone else, except the king, who might be vassal to another king in right of lands held as a duke or lesser title. At times, the Kings of England were vassals of the King of France because they also held lands in Normandy or Aquitaine as dukes of those regions while at the same time being vassal to no one as King of England. Duties under the feudal system of vassals could be very complicated at times.
Could a lord be a lord and a vassal at the same time in the middle ages?
If he owns land himself on which others work in exchange for shelter, food and protection; yet owes allegiance to someone higher like a duke or king.
Who does the vassal promises military service to?
a king
Provided loyalty to a king/lord?
Vassal
How is a vassal different from a serf?
A vassal was a person in a state of mutual obligation with a king, which usually gave the vassal an estate, including manors. A serf was a person in a state of mutual obligation with the lord of a manor. As such the serf was possibly a person who worked on the estate of a vassal. Please see the links below.
In the feudal system who could give land and who could receive it?
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Was Macbeth a vassal of Duncan If not should Macbeth's act considered regicide?
Macbeth was not a vassal of King Duncan. Macbeth's act of killing King Duncan would be considered regicide because he unlawfully killed his king, who was his sovereign and ruler.
