Medieval+Social+Classes

Michael, Matt, Audrey, Ibrahim

Medieval Crown: Crown of Dauphin Louis Antoine (1824) from

__Medieval Social Classes__ BY Audrey H., Michael P., Ibrahim W., and Matthew L.

From Highest to Lowest (Names):
 * 1) King, Queen
 * 2) Lord, Lady, (AKA Baron and Baroness)
 * 3) Duke, Duchess
 * 4) Earls
 * 5) Stewards (Own the land of the poor towns)
 * 6) Knights
 * 7) Priests, Religious Figures
 * 8) Farmers (Provide food)
 * 9) Townspeople (Commoner)
 * 10) Peasants
 * 11) Cottars
 * 12) Serfs (People who work for higher classes)
 * 13) Wolf’s heads (when you are no longer considered human)

Descriptions
 * 1) King and Queen rule everyone in one country and own all of the Empire’s resources without question.
 * 2) Lords and Ladies own most property thus ruling anyone in that certain portion of land. Lords also rule the smaller towns.
 * 3) Dukes and Duchesses are basically Lords but with less power, respect and property.
 * 4) Earls like are the mayors of certain towns and/or cities. They are the lowest royal rank and do not get as much respect as Dukes and Duchesses.
 * 5) Stewards are certain medieval characters who own other people’s property and are heir to the Lords position if the lord has no kin to elect lord after death.
 * 6) Knights are soldiers under the rule of the Lord.
 * 7) Priests work for the Christian Church, performing ceremonies and baptizing children.
 * 8) Farmers are people given land to farm on and help to provide food and take care of the animals.
 * 9) Towns People are regular people who live in the the small towns. They may or may not own their own land, but they have enough money to live and eat.
 * 10) Peasants are labor workers who work in the farm land, except they are poorer than the farmers and don’t get payed as much.
 * 11) Cottars are people in a town who have no land in their right.
 * 12) Serfs are people who are owned as property and forced to work at the lord’s estate with no pay. They tend to the lord’s estate and are bound to the lord’s manor.
 * 13) Wolf’s heads are people who committed a crime (or was framed for a crime), and is declared not human. This means it is legal for anyone to kill them.