What were the rights of the knights in the Middle Ages?

Answer 1

The lord of a fief was the supreme ruler over his territory. From the feudal agreement he gained these rights. The lord's duties were many. He had to set up taxes and laws, oversee the day to day business of the castle and fief, and make decisions over punishments and other issues. Besides this, he had to serve his king by appearing in his court or fighting at his side. To cover the day to day tasks of managing the castle, a lord often hired a steward. The steward was the head of all the castle's staff, except for the military personnel. Sometimes there were two stewards; one in charge of all of the lord's estates, and the other in charge of just the castle. In either case, the steward was the lord's main adviser on issues that the lord was to decide. The steward often helped with the lord's accounts and books. He calculated the revenue from taxes and the money spent by the lord. The steward was also the head of the lord's court in his absence. In this way, the lord had an immense load taken off his shoulders through the help of a steward or stewards. The steward gave the lord time to fulfill his other obligations. The lord usually traveled for a good part of the year around to the far corners of his land holdings. This allowed him to get an idea of how well the people were, and to assess the possibility of revolt in the other areas of his fief. Other responsibilities that the use of a steward gave him time for were to fight alongside his king in battle, to train and compete in tournaments if he was a knight, and to appear in his lord's court to pay him "homage and fealty".

Answer 2

knights of the middle ages got to own large manors, or chunks of land given to them by their lord(s). they also were respected by peasants or serfs(farmers)

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Answer 3

Kings could do anything they wanted, but they did have to follow the rules of the Catholic church in some matters.