- 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...
- the
western areas would possibly also have been lost to the enemy. The
fiefholders were also
responsible for
holding the
northern border. In the 1470s,...
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ambitions (for
example those of Chester). The late-medieval commanders,
fiefholders, of
Viborg Castle in
Finland (see Fief of Viborg), the
bulwark of the...
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Catherine Vasa of
Sweden (Swedish:
Katarina Gustavsdotter Vasa; 6 June 1539 – 21
December 1610) was a
Swedish princess, and the
Countess consort of East...
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Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV to
replace Baron Vladimir Harkonnen as the
fiefholder of Arrakis, a
harsh desert planet and the sole
source of "****e", a valuable...
-
Swedish noblewoman and
fiefholder of
Raseborg Castle,
Sweden (now Finland). She was
married to Ivar
Axelsson till Lillö,
fiefholder of Raseborg. Upon his...
- Amir al-Mu'minin,
after he
implemented Sharia, and
relied upon
large fiefholders to
ensure justice.: 207–212, 497–500 : 190–191 : 159 : 94, 234–243 : 75 ...
- Bese, also
called Gunhild (1475–1553) was a
Finnish (Swedish)
noble and
fiefholder of
Vyborg Castle from 1511 to 1513. Bese was the
daughter of
Johan Stensson...
- not yet
prescribe the
equal division of a fief
among daughters if the
fiefholder had no sons, and so
Helena enjo**** the same
rights as an
eldest son and...
- was
called a tertiogeniture. In
seniority successions, a monarch's or
fiefholder's next
sibling (almost
always brother), succeeds; not his children. And...
