- A
fief (/fiːf/; Latin: feudum) was a
central element in
medieval contracts based on
feudal law. It
consisted of a form of
property holding or
other rights...
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warrior nobility and
revolved around the key
concepts of lords, v****als, and
fiefs. A
broader definition, as
described by Marc
Bloch (1939),
includes not only...
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Middle Ages, an
ecclesiastical fief, held from the
Catholic Church,
followed all the laws laid down for
temporal fiefs. The suzerain, e.g. bishop, abbot...
- The
Fief of
Viborg (1320–1534) was for two
centuries a late
medieval fief (a slottslän) in the
southeastern border of
Finland and the
entire Swedish realm...
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Prusy zakonne) or
Teutonic Prussia (Polish:
Prusy krzyżackie), as a
feudal fief and
integral part of the
Kingdom of Poland. The
monastic state of the Order's...
- gave it lands.
Dependent fiefs of the
Lordship of
Stalle included the
Fief of
Overhem and the
Fief of the Roetaert. The
Fief of
Overhem was
located between...
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register of 1241. In the case of the nobility, the
enfeoffment with an
imperial fief and high
aristocratic lineage was
regarded as
decisive criteria for immediacy...
- of
France (8
close family members)
Sovereign princes (3)
Dukes of
large fiefs (20)
Victory princes (4)
Victory dukedoms (10)
Other dukedoms (3) Counts...
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general sense the word thus
indicated a
mediate v****al, i.e. one
holding a
fief under a v****al. The word was, however,
applied at
various times to the most...
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modern Norwegian or
lensmand in
Danish and
older Norwegian spelling (lit. '
fief man'; Old Norse: lénsmaðr) is a term with
several distinct meanings in Nordic...
