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Being rich and powerful. So if you were a king you were at the top. Also the church was powerful as they had a lot of land and money.
This is a feudal society that you ask about.
the monarchs during the feudal system were the feudal lords they were excepted to keep protection for their vassals
the pope/church come first , then monarchs,afterthat nobles, then knights and vassals, 2nd to last the merchants and farmers and also craftsmen, Last in power in fuedalism is peasants and serfs.
Before the Crusades, political power in Europe was decentralized, with a feudal system prevailing. Monarchs governed over a patchwork of feudal territories, and the Catholic Church held significant religious and political authority. The Byzantine Empire, ruled by an emperor, controlled much of the eastern Mediterranean.
Feudal lords.
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Roman Catholic AnswerIf by "feudal Church" you mean the Catholic Church during the time of feudalism, that is sort of an involved topic, I would start with the Catholic Encyclopedia article on Feudalism below:
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Yes, Bishops were in charge of the church. Since most people went to church in Feudal times, you could consider a bishop important.