no , they didn't they were at the bottom of the medieval pyramid
Yes, the merchants had power over the peasants and the serfs
On the manor, the people with the least power were the serfs.
Serfs did not have fiefs. They were bound to the soil and not allowed to leave it. The arrival of a new lord did not change this. Nevertheless, the serfs were largely free to farm as they pleased. The condition of the serfs was not slavery, but a different sort of thing governed by a sort of contract in which the serfs and the lords each had obligations to the other. The serfs had to pay rent in some form, labor, part of the crop, or money. For his part the lord had to provide a place to live, fields to farm, and protection in such difficult times as war or famine. The serfs were not allowed to leave the land, and the lords were not allowed to force them off of it. The serfs had reeves to organize them. The reeves were also serfs and were often elected by the serfs on a manor. The reeves decided how the serfs would be organized for their common labor, what fields would be tilled and what crops planted, and what parcels would go to which family for their own use.
Catherine the Great understood the importance of keeping the nobles placated and on her side. Without them, her power could easily be taken away in a coup. To assure their allegiance she eliminated taxing them and gave them even more power over the serfs
AnswerThey owned the serf. AnswerThe nobility did not own the serfs. The matter is a bit more complicated than that. The relationship between the nobility and the serfs was one of mutual obligation. The serfs had to pay rent in the form of labor, money, or a share of the crops. They were legally obliged not to move off the manor.The nobility had to provide places for the serfs to live, land for them to farm, and protection.In many places, if any serf who ran off the manor was considered free after a year. The thing that kept the serfs on the manor was only partly the law. Perhaps more importantly, the thing that kept the serfs on the manor was that by running off, they were giving up their homes, their jobs, and their security.Please see the links below.
No, the nobles had power over the serfs and the king had power over everyone
Yes, the merchants had power over the peasants and the serfs
the vassal has power because he is a little higher class than a serf
The serfs would serve the knights which were given a land along with it's population in exchange for their military service. It's a medieval system known as Feudalism.
Vassals were loyal to the person(s) above them. Therefore a king may have a vassal who may have other vassals loyal to him. A vassal has power over his serfs, or his vassals. Also the vassals have power over the peasents.
No one.
No, because they are basically slaves, they have absolutely no power.
On the manor, the people with the least power were the serfs.
Status gives a person more power. The higher the status, the more power. For example, A King would have more power then Lords. Lords would have more power over knights. Knights would have more power than Serfs.
In a feudal society land is power. The land gave the man who had it resources, serfs, food, taxes, and control over vast forests and water resources. The more land the more power.
The Spartans captured Messenia, and reduced the populace to serfs (bound to the land to work it, not slaves).
theyhad all science the serfes were at the bottom