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Right granted by overlord to vassal, central element of feudalism
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
Fief
Legal and military structure in medieval Europe
warrior nobility and revolved around the key concepts of lords, vassals, and fiefs. A broader definition, as described by Marc Bloch (1939), includes not only
Feudalism
Medieval fief held from the Catholic Church
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
Ecclesiastical_fief
In medieval Europe, an honour was a large feudal landholding. The term was first used to indicate that an estate gave its holder honour, dignity and status
Honour_(fief)
Late medieval fiefdom
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
Fief_of_Viborg
Constitutional status in the Holy Roman Empire
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
Imperial_immediacy
Political ideology during the latter part of the Zhou dynasty
Rebellion of the Seven States, following which the autonomy of the fiefs was curbed and the fiefs were eventually abolished altogether. Subsequent dynasties also
Fengjian
American writer
Tamora Pierce (born December 13, 1954) is an American writer of fantasy fiction for teenagers, known best for stories featuring young heroines. She made
Tamora_Pierce
Baltic state, 1226–1561
Prusy zakonne) or Teutonic Prussia (Polish: Prusy krzyżackie), as a feudal fief of the Polish Crown. The monastic state of the Order's main (Prussian) branch
State_of_the_Teutonic_Order
Municipality of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
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
Uccle
Constituent kingdom of the Holy Roman Empire (962–1801)
feudis in order to secure the support of the vasvassores petty gentry, whose fiefs he declared hereditary. While Conrad stabilised his rule, however, the Imperial
Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)
Kingdom_of_Italy_(Holy_Roman_Empire)
Feudal term for a baron's tenant with his own respective tenants
general sense the word thus indicated a mediate vassal, i.e. one holding a fief under a vassal. The word was, however, applied at various times to the most
Vavasour
Person aligned with a lord or monarch
exchange for certain privileges, usually including land held as a tenant or fief. In contrast, fealty (fidelitas) is sworn, unconditional loyalty to a monarch
Vassal
Supposed socioeconomic system of the late Middle Ages
feudalism Harold Sacramentum Fecit Willelmo Duci (Bayeux Tapestry) Fief Ecclesiastical fief Crown land Allodial title Appanage Vassal Feoffment Seignory Subinfeudation
Bastard_feudalism
Land tenure under the feudal system
land tenure under which a knight held a fief or estate of land termed a knight's fee (fee being synonymous with fief) from an overlord conditional on him
Knight-service
Historically holder of a royal fief and now rural police chief
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
Lensmann
Titles of nobility created by Napoleon I
of France (8 close family members) Sovereign princes (3) Dukes of large fiefs (20) Victory princes (4) Victory dukedoms (10) Other dukedoms (3) Counts
Nobility of the First French Empire
Nobility_of_the_First_French_Empire
Fiefs-vendéens is a French wine AOP and AOC in the Loire Valley, created on 10 February 2011. It had formerly been a VDQS since 1963. It is produced in
Fiefs-vendéens
German state from 1525 to 1947
Prussia, a province of Poland, and the eastern Duchy of Prussia, a feudal fief of the Crown of Poland until 1657. After 1525, the Teutonic Order relocated
Prussia
King of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1185
court, Baldwin failed to have Sibylla's marriage to Guy annulled and Guy's fief of Ascalon confiscated. In early 1185, he arranged for Raymond to rule as
Baldwin_IV_of_Jerusalem
The Free or high Lordship of Purmerend and Purmerland and after 1618 Purmerland and Ilpendam (Dutch: "vrije of hoge heerlijkheid") was a type of local
Lordship of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam
Lordship_of_Purmerend,_Purmerland_and_Ilpendam
Estate of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan
Takatō Domain (高遠藩, Takatō-han) was a domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1600 to 1871. The Takatō Domain was based at
Takatō_Domain
Seigneuries created in 1099
the Principality of Tiberias or the Tiberiad. The principality became the fief of the families of Saint Omer, Montfaucon (Falcomberques), and then Bures
Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Vassals_of_the_Kingdom_of_Jerusalem
Lebanese-Mexican singer (born 1992)
Blu Fiefer (born 30 December 1992) is a Lebanese and Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and record label owner. She released her debut album "Volume
Blu_Fiefer
Country within the United Kingdom
throne under Henry II, adding England to the budding Angevin Empire of fiefs the family had inherited in France including Aquitaine. They reigned for
England
Part of Montrevault-sur-Èvre in Pays de la Loire, France
Le Fief-Sauvin (French pronunciation: [lə fjɛf sovɛ̃] ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. The river Èvre forms all
Le_Fief-Sauvin
Medieval political and economic system in the Holy Roman Empire
was the sovereign, the king or duke, who granted fiefs to his princes. In turn, they could award fiefs to other nobles, who wanted to be enfeoffed by them
Feudalism in the Holy Roman Empire
Feudalism_in_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
Grant to a younger child of a monarch
notably in kind, as from assigned land. An appanage was a concession of a fief by the sovereign to his younger sons, while the eldest son became king on
Appanage
Historical state (1525–1701)
Duke of Prussia. As the State of the Teutonic Order had been a hereditary fief of the Polish Crown since the end of the Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466)
Duchy_of_Prussia
Common mode of ownership of real property
feudalism Harold Sacramentum Fecit Willelmo Duci (Bayeux Tapestry) Fief Ecclesiastical fief Crown land Allodial title Appanage Vassal Feoffment Seignory Subinfeudation
Freehold_(law)
for the most part, seated on a fief. Also included are marquis titles granted in the 19th century, although the fiefs were no longer, and a large number
List_of_French_marquesses
This is a list of the Counts and Dukes of Étampes, a French fief. Charles d'Évreux 1327–1336 Louis I d'Évreux 1336–1400 John, Duke of Berry 1400–1416 royal
Counts_and_dukes_of_Étampes
Pledge of allegiance of one person to another
to provide for the vassal in some form, either through the granting of a fief or by some other manner of support. Typically, the oath took place upon a
Fealty
Semi-feudal manor system of French Canada
habitants. The lands were arranged in long narrow strips called seigneuries or fiefs along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, its estuaries, and other key
Seigneurial system of New France
Seigneurial_system_of_New_France
Adolf partitioned the Duchies of Holstein (a fief of the Holy Roman Empire) and of Schleswig (a Danish fief) in an unusual way, following negotiations between
History_of_Schleswig-Holstein
Guernsey heiress (1791–1853)
1853, being the island's second female ruler and the first holder of the fief from the presently ruling seigneurial family. She inherited the fortune of
Marie_Collings
Vingtaine in Saint Martin, Jersey
Vingtaine du Fief de la Reine is one of the five vingtaines of St Martin in the Channel Island of Jersey. The Vingtenier du Fief de la Reine is currently
Vingtaine_du_Fief_de_la_Reine
Agricultural laborer or farmer with limited land ownership
feudalism Harold Sacramentum Fecit Willelmo Duci (Bayeux Tapestry) Fief Ecclesiastical fief Crown land Allodial title Appanage Vassal Feoffment Seignory Subinfeudation
Peasant
Capital city of China
capital Yingtian (modern Nanjing) alienated many there, he established his fief as a new co-capital. The city of Beiping became Beijing ("Northern Capital")
Beijing
Hereditary medieval title
A feudal baron is a vassal holding a heritable fief called a barony, comprising a specific portion of land, granted by an overlord in return for allegiance
Feudal_baron
Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
Simultaneously, the Mirzas, a group of Akbar's distant cousins who held important fiefs near Agra, rebelled and were defeated by Akbar. Several rebel leaders were
Akbar
Aspect of Medieval English law
question fell outside consideration. Heirs were therefore able to succeed fiefs in exchange for the payment of a type of inheritance tax. The Tenures Abolition
Feudal_land_tenure_in_England
Title used by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy
Press. King John at once laid claim to and took possession of this important fief which, if it could have been incorporated into the royal domain, would have
Duke_of_Burgundy
Chinese prince and rebel (1380–1426)
the second son of Zhu Di, Prince of Yan, and his wife Lady Xu in Zhu Di's fief in Beijing. Zhu Di was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder
Zhu_Gaoxu
War
succession to the countship of two counties, one a fief of the King of France (Flanders) and one a fief of the King of Germany (Hainault). When Baldwin IX
War_of_the_Flemish_Succession
Legendary object that washed ashore in Japan in 1803
Utsuro-bune historical document. (Manjudō, the strange boat drifted ashore on fief of Lord Ogasawara.) The venue also had Swiss manufacturer Sigg to create
Utsuro-bune
Mathematician and astronomer (1473–1543)
Locationes mansorum desertorum (Locations of Deserted Fiefs), with a view to populating those fiefs with industrious farmers and so bolstering the economy
Nicolaus_Copernicus
Title of honor within the French nobility
episcopal peerages or a fief for secular ones. Peerages attached to fiefs were transmissible or inheritable with the fief, and these fiefs are often designated
Peerage_of_France
Subdivisions of the Kingdom of France
"thirty-six governments" corresponded to the provinces on which all the fiefs and arrière-fiefs depended, providing territorial districts for defense and marshaling
Provinces_of_France
Imperial dynasty of China (1368–1644)
continued his nephew's policy of disarming his brothers and moved their fiefs away from the militarized northern border. Although princes served no organ
Ming_dynasty
Obligations in a feudal system
back a fief that was rejected by an heir (droit de déguerpissement). Sometimes, particularly in the Frankish kingdoms, a lord would grant a fief to an
Feudal_duties
Danish noble title
counts who held a Grevskab, a county established as a royal fief. Until the abolition of the fiefs through the Lensafløsning of 1919, these feudal counties
Lensgreve_(Danish_title)
Country in Western Europe
constitutional structure of the Empire. Luxembourg remained an independent fief (county) of the Holy Roman Empire, and in 1354, Charles IV elevated it to
Luxembourg
from 1135 and appointed margraves to turn the borderlands into hereditary fiefs and install a civilian administration. There is no discernible chronology
History_of_Germany
Danish Duchy from 1058 to 1864
Schleswig was never a part of the German Confederation. Schleswig was instead a fief of Denmark, and its inhabitants spoke Danish, German, and North Frisian.
Duchy_of_Schleswig
Structure of land ownership in the Channel Islands
according to a feudal system. Alongside the parishes of Jersey and Guernsey, the fief provided a basic framework for rural life; the system began with the Norman
Feudalism in the Channel Islands
Feudalism_in_the_Channel_Islands
Federal region of Belgium including the capital
became Dukes of Brabant. Brabant, unlike the county of Flanders, was not fief of the king of France but was incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire. In
Brussels
Transfer of land under feudalism
[citation needed] In feudal England a feoffment could only be made of a fee (or "fief"), which is an estate in land, that is to say an ownership of rights over
Feoffment
1294–1303 Anglo-French war in Aquitaine
The ruling family of England, the House of Plantagenet, held Gascony as a fief of the King of France following the 1259 Treaty of Paris. The Gascon War
Gascon_War
Medieval English noble title and type of land tenure
tenure, which could also be called a fief or honour held per baroniam was a specific type of large honour – a fief made up of several lordships, and generally
English_feudal_barony
Nobility title in European countries
with the word for the jurisdiction or domain the nobleman was holding as a fief or as a conferred or inherited jurisdiction, such as Markgraf (see also Marquess)
Count
Union of 1569–1648
Crown of Poland were Duchy of Siewierz and Prince-Bishopric of Warmia. Fiefs of Crown of Poland included the Lauenburg and Bütow Land and two condominiums
Subdivisions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Subdivisions_of_the_Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth
Economic, political, and judicial institution during the Middle Ages in Europe
feudalism Harold Sacramentum Fecit Willelmo Duci (Bayeux Tapestry) Fief Ecclesiastical fief Crown land Allodial title Appanage Vassal Feoffment Seignory Subinfeudation
Manorialism
French nobility in Normandy
medieval fief in the Duchy of Normandy, disputed between France and England during parts of the Hundred Years' War. Aumale was a medieval fief in the Duchy
County_and_duchy_of_Aumale
Japanese Daimyo
Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period. Once the ruler of Tosa Province, his fief was revoked by Tokugawa Ieyasu after the Battle of Sekigahara. His childhood
Chōsokabe_Morichika
Historical region in present-day Latvia and Estonia
gives a firsthand account of the Christianization of Livonia, granted as a fief by the Hohenstaufen (de facto but not known as) the King of Germany, Philip
Livonia
Leader of China from 2002 to 2012
the water" (九龙治水), that is, nine PSC members each ruling over their own fief. In addition, Hu not only faced a profusion of special interest groups and
Hu_Jintao
over Skånelandene and with Germany over Schleswig (a Danish fief) and Holstein (a German fief). Eventually, Denmark lost these conflicts and ceded Skåneland
History_of_Denmark
Title of nobility in Europe
or knight, but lower than a viscount or count. Often, barons hold their fief – their lands and income – directly from the monarch. Barons are less often
Baron
Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 to 1137
coronation a few days later. For his loyalty Lothair was rewarded with the fief of title and estate of the Duchy of Saxony upon the death of duke Magnus
Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor
Lothair_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Sovereign state in Europe before 1707
daughter married, or if the king needed to pay his own ransom. The heir to a fief was also required to pay the king a feudal relief before he could take possession
Kingdom_of_England
Aquitaine, including the Duchy of Gascony. The Duchy of Aquitaine was held in fief by King Edward I of England as a vassal of King Philip IV of France. Starting
Gascon_campaign_(1294–1303)
Noble family
XIII, not to mention a multitude of princely families of Europe. Their fiefs consisted of the principality of Oriolo Romano and Vejano and the duchy
Altieri_family
French title of nobility
a seigneurie, seigneury, or lordship—a form of title or land tenure—as a fief, with its associated obligations and rights over person and property. In
Seigneur
Country in Eastern Europe
Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Duchy of Livonia Duchy of Prussia, Polish fief Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, Commonwealth fief
Ukraine
Javanese Sultanate in 16th century
coast in Indonesia, at the site of the present-day city of Demak. A port fief to the Hindu-Buddhist Majapahit kingdom thought to have been founded in the
Demak_Sultanate
Holy Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556
Ghent, belonged to the County of Flanders, at that time still being the fief of the French crown. Since he was a minor, his aunt Margaret of Austria acted
Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
1228 Catholic military campaign against the inhabitants of Drenthe (modern Netherlands)
Narrative of Groningen, Drenthe and Coevorden. The County of Drenthe was a fief of the Holy Roman Empire belonging to the secular jurisdiction of the bishops
Drenther_Crusade
Tracing of kinship through the male line
agnatic succession gives priority to or restricts inheritance of a throne or fief to male heirs descended from the original title holder through males only
Patrilineality
Emperor of the Han dynasty in 74 BC
of Changyi and was demoted to the rank of marquis. He was given the new fief of Haihun in modern Jiangxi Province and became known as Marquis of Haihun
Marquis_of_Haihun
baron of Lais, near Tartu in what is now Estonia After Christina's reign, fiefs were soon to be confiscated, but yet Charles X Gustav created P. Wuertz
Counties and baronies in Finland
Counties_and_baronies_in_Finland
Japanese samurai
Siege of Shimabara (1637–1638). In 1632, Tadatoshi received a significant fief in Higo (Kumamoto, 540,000 koku), where the Hosokawa family remained until
Hosokawa_Tadaoki
Flemish fief and later French fief
The County of Guînes, was a Flemish fief and later French fief in the Middle Ages. The county was split from the County of Boulogne in about 988. Though
County_of_Guînes
Grandson of Christopher Columbus
rights for a perpetual annuity of 10,000 ducats, the island of Jamaica as a fief, the Dukedom of Veragua estate of 25 square leagues in the province of Veragua
Luis Colón, 1st Duke of Veragua
Luis_Colón,_1st_Duke_of_Veragua
Socially privileged class in Denmark
with the possessor receiving the title of lensgreve (lit. 'fief count') or lensbaron (lit. 'fief baron'). Despite their patents – which in reality were subjugations
Danish_nobility
Japanese samurai
received the 20,000 koku fief of Shiroi han. Following the Sekigahara Campaign, he was transferred to the 50,000 koku fief of Okazaki han in 1601. After
Honda Yasushige (daimyo, born 1554)
Honda_Yasushige_(daimyo,_born_1554)
Former fief of the Papal States
The Duchy of Bracciano was a fief of the Papal States, centred on lago di Bracciano and the town of Bracciano itself and ruled by a branch of the Orsini
Duchy_of_Bracciano
French actor (born 1998)
Unifrance's 10 new French talents to follow. He will star next in Thomas Vernay's Fief, an adaptation of the novel by David Lopez, and in a project directed by
Sayyid_El_Alami
1967 Japanese film
Shōgun's youngest son, Lord Nariatsu, crosses into the neighboring Oshi fief while he's hunting. Confronted by the Clan Lord Abe Masayori for just killing
Eleven_Samurai
Territory belonging to a monarch
particular, the confiscation of fiefs from rebellious vassals), skillful marriages with female inheritors of large fiefs, and even by purchase, the kings
Crown_land
Territory ruled by, or representing the title of, a duke or duchess
A duchy, also called a dukedom, is a country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. In Western European tradition, the title of duke ranked
Duchy
Reward for services or future services
(pl. precariae); and one from a monarch or nobleman is usually called a fief. A benefice is distinct from an allod, in that an allod is property owned
Benefice
French aristocratic officeholders
nobleman needed to acquire a fief (baronies, viscountcies, etc. were also sold as investment goods) and to add the name of the fief to his family name. For
Nobles_of_the_Robe
Rule under the Knights Hospitaller, 1530–1551
city had been under Spanish rule for two decades before it was granted as a fief to the Hospitallers in 1530 along with the islands of Malta and Gozo. The
Hospitaller_Tripoli
Suburb of Port Dickson in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
to grant Lukut to his nephew Raja Hassan, also known as Raja Busu as his fief. He brought along Malay followers to settle the land with him. Raja Busu
Lukut
It was originally an imperial fief, part of the former lands of the Malaspina di Mulazzo family, and later became a fief of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Marquess_of_Groppoli
Municipality and largest city in China
a 3rd-century BC nobleman and prime minister of the state of Chu, whose fief included modern Shanghai. 华亭 (華亭, Huátíng; gho-din) was another early name
Shanghai
Muslim-ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula (711–1492)
who agreed to recognise Muslim suzerainty were allowed to retain their fiefs (notably, in Murcia, Galicia, and the Ebro valley). Resistant Visigoths
Al-Andalus
Count of Blois (1102–1152) and Champagne (1125–1152)
1125. Theobald held Auxerre, Maligny, Ervy, Troyes and Châteauvillain as fiefs from Odo II, Duke of Burgundy. Theobald was the son of Count Stephen II
Theobald_II_of_Champagne
Previously common form of land tenure in Scotland
2000. The word is the Scots variant of fief, connected etymologically also to fee. Originally a feuholding, or fief, was land tenure given by a feudal superior
Feu_(land_tenure)
FIEF
FIEF
FIEF
FIEF
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vishvaretas | விஷà¯à®µà®°à¯‡à®¤à®¸
Lord Brahma, Vishnu
Female
Welsh
Modern Welsh unisex name derived from the name of a region of North Wales named after the medieval Kingdom of Gwynedd, GWYNEDD means "happiness."
Female
Scandinavian
 Scandinavian form of Greek Sousánna, SUSANNA means "lily." Compare with another form of Susanna.
Girl/Female
German, Hebrew
Loved One; Mole
Female
English
Pet form of English Edith, EDIE means "rich battle."
Girl/Female
Hebrew American Scottish
Dearly loved.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Power
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Intelligent Flower
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Auspicious
Boy/Male
Muslim
Chaste, Modest
FIEF
FIEF
FIEF
FIEF
FIEF
n.
A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern times, in France and Germany, a nobleman next in rank below a count; in England, a nobleman of the lowest grade in the House of Lords, being next below a viscount.
n.
One of a class of temporal officers who originally represented the bishops, but later erected their offices into fiefs, and became feudal nobles.
n.
That which is held of another by service; property which one holds of a lord or proprietor in consideration of some military or pecuniary service; fief; fee.
n.
An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under Benefice, n., 2.
n.
A stipendiary estate in land, held of superior, by service; the right which a vassal or tenant had to the lands or other immovable thing of his lord, to use the same and take the profists thereof hereditarily, rendering to his superior such duties and services as belong to military tenure, etc., the property of the soil always remaining in the lord or superior; a fief; a fee.
n.
A fief held of a superior feudatory; a fief held by an under tenant.
a.
Consisting of, or founded upon, feuds or fiefs; embracing tenures by military services; as, the feudal system.
n.
An estate in lands; a fief.
n.
The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant.
n.
A fief. See Fief.
n.
A tenant or vassal who held his lands of a superior on condition of feudal service; the tenant of a feud or fief.
n.
A right to the use of a superior's land, as a stipend for services to be performed; also, the land so held; a fief.
a.
Of or pertaining to feuds, fiefs, or feels; as, feudal rights or services; feudal tenures.
v. t.
To give a feud, or right in land, to; to invest with a fief or fee; to invest (any one) with a freehold estate by the process of feoffment.