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Middle Ages Social Class, Often Failed - Coggle Diagram
Middle Ages Social Class
Royalty
Queens
Second in command after the King
Acted as regents in the Kings absence
Event planning
Act as the hostesses for neighboring kingdom leaders
Princes
Next in line for the throne, going off their birth order
Attends court meetings
Kings
Highest Authority
Make Laws
try
Solving Poverty
Look after Citizens
Princesses
Next in line for the throne if there's no male heir
Often tasked to marry princes of other countries
Long lasting economical relationship
Good political ties
Nobility/Aristocrat
Barons
Serves the King and people on his manor
Military service
Other tasks
Earnings
Higher Titles
More Land
Prosperous Marriages
Dukes/Duchess
Rule provinces
Superior to Counts
Highest rank in the nobility classes
Non-Hereditary Nobility
Slaves
Mostly outlawed
Common in Europe
No rights
Common among the vikings
Clergy
Not technically one of the social classes
Had its own hierarchy
Monks/Nuns
Lowest ranked in the church
Lived in monaseries
Devoted to learning
Studied Latin
Created Bibles before printing
Popes
Massive authority in the church
Heavy influence in political and economic decisions
Lost this political power near the end of the Middle Ages
Bishops
Afer the pope in ranks
Considered nobility
Often very wealthy
Their job was to settle annulments of marriages
Priests
Gave Mass in Church and Castles
Collect church taxes and spread alms to poor
They can read and write
Kept record for churches
Serfs
No political power
Not allowed to have property
Lived on noble vassals property
Worked the land as payment
Pretty much slaves except in title
Freemen
Control over small land
Generally Farmers
Sold crops and trade items for a living
Freemen wives often brew ale and other homely activities
Peasants
Lowest social rank
Includes Freemen
Had
some
rights and land
Knights
Aid & Protect their Lord
Assit their Lord in court
Ensure safety of the Lord's manor and everyday operation of it
Often Failed