The land received by a nobleman from a king was called a "fief." This arrangement was part of the feudal system, where the nobleman, or vassal, would manage the land and provide military service in return for protection and the right to the resources from the land. The king granted these lands to secure loyalty and support from the nobility.
Each European nation was ruled by a king. He divided his nation into many smaller pieces, and each one he granted to a nobleman. The nobleman in return had to agree to pay some tax to the king and to fight for him if the king ever went to war. The nobleman was now the king's vassal. Each nobleman could even have his own vassals. The sons of nobleman who had no land often became knights, the highest ranking soldiers. The vast majority of the population, however, were poor serfs. They had to subsistence farm for survival, and pay the nobles above them with part of their crop. If the noble went to war, some of them had to fight as infantry soldiers.
A king's land is often referred to as a "kingdom." It is the territory or domain ruled by a sovereign monarch, typically encompassing various regions or provinces under the king's jurisdiction.
The individuals who reported directly to the king and ruled large areas of land called fiefs were known as lords or nobles. These lords were granted land in exchange for their loyalty and military service to the king. They managed their fiefs, collected taxes, and maintained order within their territories. This system was a key component of the feudal structure in medieval Europe.
A gift of land is called a land donation or land transfer.
A tiny bit of land is called a plot or a parcel.
The land that was givin to a nobleman from a king was called a fiefdom.
Yes, during the period of absolute monarchy the King could pretty much order anything he wanted. A peasant would have to do as any superior ordered.
Those who received pieces of land called fiefs were called vassals.
Each European nation was ruled by a king. He divided his nation into many smaller pieces, and each one he granted to a nobleman. The nobleman in return had to agree to pay some tax to the king and to fight for him if the king ever went to war. The nobleman was now the king's vassal. Each nobleman could even have his own vassals. The sons of nobleman who had no land often became knights, the highest ranking soldiers. The vast majority of the population, however, were poor serfs. They had to subsistence farm for survival, and pay the nobles above them with part of their crop. If the noble went to war, some of them had to fight as infantry soldiers.
The nobleman lived in a grand estate in the countryside, surrounded by vast land and magnificent architecture.
The Virginia "Cavaliers" were English nobility who received large land grants in eastern Virginia from the King of England.
An Egyptian King was called a Pharaoh. He was the ruler of the land.
A land is called a fief in the Middle Ages.
The land of letters and words is Dictionopolis, the king is King Azaz. The land of letters and words is Dictionopolis ruled by King Azaz. And the opposing kingdom is called Digitopolis. Ruled by the Mathemagician.
A fief.
Nobles such as knights had the job of protecting the manors when they were attacked.They also had to make laws and discuss stragities of war with the king in the great hall and then inform the knights and samurai also if in japenese medieval times.
...a Fief.