1402:. It was not impossible to recover land left to noble families for generations. But the longer the family held church land, the more difficult it was to oust them from the land. Some church officials came to view granting land to noble families amounted to outright alienation. By the twelfth century great churches in Germany, like those elsewhere were finding it difficult to hold out against the accumulation of lay custom and lay objections to temporary inheritance. The Bishop of Worms issued a statement in 1120 indicating the poor and unfree should be allowed to inherit tenancy without payment of fees. It appears to have been something novel. The growing masses of unfree and the marginal were needed for labour, and to bolster the military of both nobility and the church. By the time of Henry IV, bargaining by the peasants for the benefit of the group was the norm.
1390:. Counts' benefices came to be inherited as counties were broken up and as counts assimilated their offices and ex-officio lands to their family property. In central Europe, kings and counts probably were willing to allow the inheritance of small parcels of land to the heirs of those who had offered military or other services in exchange for tenancy. This was contingent on the heirs being reasonably loyal and capable. Churches in Germany, as elsewhere, were willing to allow peasants to inherit their land. This was a source of profit to both churches and lords when the inheritors were charged a fee to inherit the land. Most bishops had a different attitude toward freemen and nobles. To these peasants, grants were made
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bordering France). Counts and bishops still functioned as royal appointees rather than hereditary lords, and it was still common for the peasants to be free tenants or freeholders instead of serfs. Feudatories were also much more limited in their powers, not being permitted to mint coinage, wage war or construct independent castles as their French counterparts did, although German nobles were more autonomous than Anglo-Norman nobles. However, with the civil wars in the reign of Henry IV and the suppression of the Duchy of Saxony by
Frederick Barbarossa, the Holy Roman Empire rapidly fragmented into feudal estates.
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1243:). This was usually done in the hope that the liege lord could defend his estate better in the event of a dispute in the field or at court. The lord purchased or accepted the gift because he might have the intention or hope, for example, of merging unrelated fiefdoms into a whole and thus extending his sphere of influence, for example, in terms of jurisdiction, or the appointment of clergy.
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presence of vassals at the court in order to offer advice). From court service, the state and imperial diets emerged. The fief was only given to the vassal to utilize; later, the vassal also became a sub-owner, but the feudal lord always retained the rights to this office. Eventually, the heritability of fiefs evolved later, but the landowner nevertheless remained the liege lord.
1418:) considerably. Also, the opportunity to inherit a fief diminished the ability of the lord to intervene and loosened the personal loyalty of liegemen. Over time, the importance of fiefdoms increased more and more, whilst the duty of loyalty faded increasingly into the background. In the end, a fief was simply an estate for which the heir had to perform a certain ceremony.
1215:), which involved the handclasping ceremony as well as a declaration of intent. The liege lord could also make a declaration, but he would often forego this. This was followed by the loyalty oath and sometimes a kiss. Since, in the Middle Ages, a binding legal act could be constituted by a symbolic action, an object was symbolically handed over in a process known as
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usually implied assistance in terms of military service that the vassal had to render. This could be unlimited, i.e. the vassal had to assist his lord in every conflict, or it could be limited in time, space and in the number of troops to be raised. With the advent of the mercenaries, the reliance on
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Feudalism in the Holy Roman Empire differed from the situation elsewhere in Europe. Until the end of the Salian dynasty, royal powers were strong enough to prevent the decentralisation of power to the minor nobles like France; it was not yet common for vassals to be granted fiefs (except in the areas
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were inheritance and security against confiscation. Benefices were lands granted by the Church to faithful lords. In exchange, the Church expected rent or other services, such as military protection. These lands would then be further divided between lesser lords and commoners. This was the nature of
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in a dependent relationship, known as patronage. In some cases, populations of conquered areas would become clients of the general who conquered the area. This required the client to accompany his patron to war and protect him if the latter so wished, to accompany him to court as a vocal supporter
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of the fief, founded and maintained on a relationship of mutual loyalty between the lord and the beneficiary. The Latin term "beneficum" encompassed not only the tangible estate or property, commonly referred to as the fief or "feodum" in Latin, but also encompassed the related legal relationship.
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The vassal could even be required to pay money; though perhaps not to the extent of
England, where military service became a requirement for war funds and the English king used the money to pay for his mercenaries. Monetary payments were also required in other cases, such as to pay a ransom for a
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The vassal often enfeoffed the estate, usually divided into smaller parcels of land, to other lesser vassals, who in turn had to swear fealty to him. In return for the lease of land, the king could demand loyalty and allegiance from the vassal and his sub-vassals. This means that, in the event of
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Initially, only those of knightly birth were entitled to be enfeoffed, i.e. free knights who could bear arms and were in full possession of their title. Later, unfree ministeriales also rose to the knighthood. Vassalage consisted mainly of military campaigns (military service) and court duty (the
969:(original meaning of "benefit") - in the early Middle Ages land was leased, but there were also cases where estates were granted without requiring recompense, for example under duress or to do someone a favour. The lord then remained the true owner of the land, but was no longer its beneficiary.
1196:): the vassal clasped his hands together and placed them in the hands of his lord, who then clasped his hands around those of his vassal. He thereby symbolically received the protection of his new superior. From the end of the 9th century, this act was expanded to include an
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England, feudal ties were abolished as early as the Revolution of 1649, and then by an express decree by Charles II in 1660. In France they were abolished by the decisions of the National Assembly on 4 and 5 August 1789. In Germany, the dissolution of feudal associations
183:: the lord to "shelter and protect", the vassal to "help and advise". Furthermore, feudal lord and vassal were bound to mutually respect one another, e.g. the lord could not, by law, beat his vassal, humiliate or lay hands on his wife or daughter.
1414:) was a lifelong, faithful relationship that could end only on death. It was also inconceivable that someone could be the vassal of more than one lord. In fact, multiple vassalage soon emerged and loosened the duty of loyalty for the liegeman (
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It was not only the king who acquired vassals in this way. He was soon imitated by secular and ecclesiastical magnates. Gradually, the principle of the heritability of fiefs was established along with the admissibility of passing them on as
1077:), which replaced the feudal system empire-wide. This strengthening of territorial rulers had an impact that could not be reversed, so that the power of the various principalities did not reduce, unlike the situation in France and England.
821:. Only he could distribute land to his subjects. These subjects were usually family members, warriors who had performed outstanding feats, and noblemen. This land did not become the property of the subject, but was handed over to him only
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In return, the patron had to ensure the legal and practical support of his client in all aspects of life. A Roman citizen, a non-Roman and even entire tribes in the Roman Empire could have a patron-client relationship.
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As the services of the vassal specifically included military service, under the
Frankish monarchy the feudal system was for centuries the basis of the army as well as the social organization of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Within each of these ecclesiastical and secular territories, however, there was a variety of types of feudalism. Not until the 13th century, did the importance of the feudal system decline, because instead of vassals
1227:). As literacy rose, a charter of feoffment was also made out as part of the act that, over time, listed the feoffed estate and benefits that the vassal was to receive in ever increasing detail.
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themselves into the hands of a more powerful lord, receiving sustenance and shelter in return for an obligation of loyalty and service. They did not lose their status as free lords through the
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There were numerous different types of feudal arrangement depending on regional tradition and the nature of feudal lordship (secular or ecclesiastical/monastic). The best-known of these were:
1204:. The oath served to affirm the binding of the liegeman to his liege, but emphasized that the vassal had not lost his status as a free knight, because only the free could be bound by oath.
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action or step in to prevent the deterioration of the estate, if necessary, by legal means. He could also assert his claim to ownership at any time against any unauthorized third parties.
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The fief (benefice) that the vassal received could be owned by the lord or have been granted in fee by another. Sometimes the vassal even sold or gifted over his possessions to the lord (
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Personal element: The lord and vassal committed themselves to mutual loyalty. The visible expression of this commitment was the act of the vassal placing his hands in those of his lord (
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Material element: Based on the pledge of loyalty between them, the lord made land available to the vassal. The vassal was obliged, in return, to render various services and taxes.
1270:. Vassals whose feudal lord was not the king took part in the councils of their liege lords. They also had to administer justice over their subjects in the name of their master.
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a fee tail (entail) where the heirs of the vassal automatically inherited his rights and duties. The fief only first became hereditary through the granting of a deed of entail (
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The duties of the lords were less precisely defined, however, they were largely discharged on the handover of the fief. The vassal always had a claim to loyalty from his lord (
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The Roman patron-client relationship and the early clan-based feudal relationship in the
Germanic kingdoms merged during the early Middle Ages into the feudal law, or
1313:) within a year and a day (actually 1 year, 6 weeks, 3 days) and ask for the renewal of his investiture, but this term could be extended by a decree from the lord (
1376:. Inheritance was an important issue, since land could fall into the hands of those who did not have loyalty to the Church or the great lords. The usual grant was
1355:) and a breach of that by the lord meant the loss of his sovereignty over his vassal. The vassal had the "right of use" of the fief (the object of enfeoffment or
673:). The lower vassals would then hire the land to be cultivated by unfree farmers. There were no feudal relationships between farmers and the lower vassals.
1772:. Begriffsdefinition und historischer Überblick, in: Geschichte-erforschen.de – Online-Magazin für Geschichte in Wissenschaft und Unterricht, Berlin, 2010.
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of 1849. One of the last fiefs was awarded in 1835, when the ailing Count
Friedrich Wilhelm von Schlitz, known as Görtz, was enfeoffed with the spring at
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Antiquity, this form of relationship was increasingly adopted in rural areas, because the Roman nomenklatura increasingly saw their vast estates (
781:) (Germanic kingdoms on Roman soil), relations between rulers and their subjects developed into a prevailing consensus that was commonplace and accepted.
438:("allodified fief"), a fief in which the feudal lord gave up direct ownership - usually in return for the payment of compensation or an allodified rent (
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It was from the combination of these institutions, especially as more and more lords achieved high social position, that the feudal system emerged. The
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357:) to one another. The rights conferred on the vassal were so similar to actual possession that it was described as beneficial ownership (
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war, they had to provide soldiers and assistance, or if money ran short or a ransom was needed, they were expected to support the king.
993:(German), became the decisive legal device until well into the 12th century. Not until the spread of the system of legal deeds was the
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put his hands, folded, into the hands of his lord, who then enclosed them. This gesture made the relationship of the two very clear.
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to render personal services to the lord. These included e.g. holding his stirrup, joining him on festive occasions and service as a
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of the beneficiary on the basis of mutual loyalty, with the proviso that it would return to the lord under certain circumstances.
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and, if the patron held public office, to act as his assistant and to accompany him on representational events in public.
382:) usually comprised an estate or a complex of estates, but also specified rights of use and rights of taxation or duties.
841:), a formal legal ceremony, had to take place. These transitions were fluid and there were exceptions to the practice of
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ceremony, but the royal court continued to be responsible for them. The commendation was enacted by the so-called
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and began to excavate it again. Those fiefs still in existence in the 20th century were abolished in 1947 by an
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vassals became less important and their service increasingly took the form of administration and court duties.
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An institution during the transition from feudal states to what is now the free ownership of property, was the
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system) - were appointed. The kings encouraged this development, for political reasons, and so strengthened
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or postal service rights. In addition, there were numerous enfeoffments of church rights, church fiefs (
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535:("banner fief") a fief to a secular prince, in which banners symbolised the fief and the duties to the
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necessary to make regular payments was still far too underdeveloped during the early Middle Ages.
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and remained permanently bound to it. Upon the death of one party, a new act of homage (
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by them and who were often subordinate to the liege lord in the aristocratic hierarchy.
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or reigning monarch. The beneficiary was his vassal, liegeman or feudatory (German:
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that had previously existed independently. These institutions were:
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Medieval political and economic system in the Holy Roman Empire
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Das Lehnswesen in Deutschland im hohen und späten Mittelalter
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Karl-Heinz Spieß: Stichwort „Lehn(s)recht, Lehnswesen.“ In:
431:, which roughly corresponds to the present freehold estate.
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is associated with the reduced circulation of money in the
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1144:) could be awarded as a fief. It was in this way that the
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to a king, only land. Unlike money, this was plentiful.
420:), originally "cattle", but later generally "chattel".
401:, which some etymologists suggest comes from the Latin
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610:, but where the vassal held the rank of count or lower
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a fief that expired on the death of the vassal. See
1309:). The latter had to submit a written application (
1133:were given a fief as soon as one became available.
1065:) - well-educated men (c.f. the development of the
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669:), who, in turn, passed them on to lower vassals (
574:a fief to a vassal who was a woman (also called a
558:a fief that could be cancelled at 12 months notice
279:Enfeoffment gave the vassal extensive, hereditary
405:(loyalty), is more likely to be derived from the
148:. In Germany the system is variously referred to
1398:, usually for a specified and limited number of
1282:of his eldest daughter, or for a journey to the
1085:) was a long process. Legally, it was abolished
739:) (who could only receive a fief, not grant one)
630:the fief was granted by an abbey, also called a
218:"Lehnsherr" redirects here. For other uses, see
825:. On the death of king or vassal, the land was
1731:Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte.
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1289:The feudal lord could also demand recompense (
901:) could be vassals of a king or another king.
186:The highest liege lord was the sovereign, the
136:(or feudatories) that formed the basis of the
1541:Urkundenbuch mittelrhein. Terr., I. No. 168,;
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1247:Legal relationship between lords and vassals
1301:) - as well as changes of vassal (known as
1219:and could be a staff or a banner (called a
977:, which together with the oath of loyalty (
202:. In turn, they could award fiefs to other
1670:JĂĽrgen Dendorfer / Roman Deutinger (ed.):
179:at the banquet table. Both pledged mutual
1363:Inheritance and alienation of church land
1200:, which was usually sworn on a religious
813:During the latter years of the period of
423:The opposite of a fief was the freehold,
244:(also fee, feu, feud, tenure or fiefdom,
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1237:) and then received it back as a fief (
661:The king gave estates or appointments (
171:of lords and retainers. It obliged the
590:a fief to a vassal who had to be a man
1453:symbolized a hierarchical relation).
272:), had transferred to the hereditary
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1733:Vol. 2, Berlin, 1978. Sp. 1725–1741.
1406:Dissolution of a feudal relationship
1095:Final Recess of the Reichsdeputation
1011:), at the high levels on feudalism (
505:a fief in payment for services as a
58:"Feudalism in the Holy Roman Empire"
47:adding citations to reliable sources
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652:a fief to an ecclesiastical prince
122:Feudalism in the Holy Roman Empire
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913:Acceptain of the oath of fealty (
905:Emergence of feudal relationships
1299:Herrenfall, Hauptfall, Thronfall
494:that was later rented to farmers
128:system of relationships between
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1674:. Thorbecke, Ostfildern, 2010,
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1410:Originally, a lord-vassal tie (
1334:Laudemium, Lehnsgeld, Lehnsware
682:, a medieval feudal hierarchy:
34:needs additional citations for
1709:L'avenir d'un passé incertain.
1559:Reg. Hist. Westfaliae, no. 198
1512:, E.J. Brill, Leiden, p. 124.
1340:). Finally, in the event of a
728:Vassals of the ministeriales (
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1508:Stieber, Joachim. W. (1978).
1460:Family, house and place names
1332:), to pay a special tax (the
1186:constitutio feudi, infeudatio
665:) to upper or crown vassals (
478:A medieval proto-foundation (
1476:in the names (see a list at
1278:of his eldest son, for the
397:, a loan), whilst the word
389:is connected with the word
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1091:Confederation of the Rhine
958:ceremony, i.e. the future
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700:Secular, or lay, princes (
220:Lehnsherr (disambiguation)
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981:), became referred to as
759:Patronage in ancient Rome
345:). Both parties swore an
169:Germanic social hierarchy
1146:House of Thurn and Taxis
1117:In general, the vassal (
730:Männer der Ministerialen
693:Ecclesiastical princes (
385:Linguistically the term
1694:Was ist das Lehnswesen?
1303:Lehnsfall, Vasallenfall
939:had to be paid to them.
773:) relationships of the
450:) - remained in place.
307:), who was usually the
1690:François Louis Ganshof
1657:Die Feudalgesellschaft
1595:Dip. Hein. IV, no. 125
1550:Dip. Hein. II, no, 433
1478:Lehen (disambiguation)
1434:
1295:renovatio investiturae
1274:captive lord, for the
1164:) and enfeoffments of
1121:) was granted land or
1107:Allied Control Council
1099:Frankfurt Constitution
1026:Subsequent development
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899:Imperial church system
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1711:Le Seuil, Paris, 2001
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1253:auxilium et consilium
1190:commendation ceremony
1050:constitutio de feudis
912:
884:Richard the Lionheart
709:Grafen und Freiherren
622:) out of the contract
595:ligisches Lehnswesen:
587:Mannlehen/Mannslehen:
527:) from the liege lord
440:Allodifikationsrenten
230:Götz von Berlichingen
228:
1468:, Lechner, Lehmann,
1382:, the granting of a
1162:feudal ecclesiastica
1136:Official positions (
1071:territorial lordship
809:Germanic clan system
779:Völkerwanderungszeit
737:RitterbĂĽrtige Mannen
436:allodifizierte Lehen
43:improve this article
1802:Medieval philosophy
1307:Mannfall, Nebenfall
1255:(help and advice).
1168:associated with an
859:The enforcement of
707:Counts and barons (
448:FamilienfideikommiĂź
232:was enfeoffed with
206:, who wanted to be
1736:Karl-Heinz SpieĂź:
1435:
1198:oath of allegiance
923:Carolingian period
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748:Roots of feudalism
695:Geistliche FĂĽrsten
372:The fief (German:
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1781:Categories
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1647:Literature
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1221:Fahnenlehn
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1087:inter alia
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