Explain the second order - the nobility??
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The Second Order: The Nobility. ... The big landowners (the nobles) were vassals of the king, and the peasants were vassals of the landowners. The noble enjoyed a privileged status. He had absolute control over his property, in perpetuity. He could raise troops called 'feudal levies'.
The Second Order- The nobility
• The first order included the Priests and the second order included Nobles(land owners).
• The nobles had a central role in social process, because they controlled land. This control was a outcome of practice called vassalage.
• Vassalage- it was a main cause of relationship between lords and landowners, nobles were vassals to lords and peasants were vassals to landowners.
• Noblemans had accepted the lords as their sieghneur(senior) and made a mutual promise- nobles would be loyal to him and sieghneur will protect their vassals.
• The nobles had enjoyed the privileged status.
• This relationship between lords and nobles included elaborate rituals and exchange oaths which had been practiced on Bible in the Church.
• Nobles had absolute control over their properties which were cultivated by peasants. Peasants were also meant to work in wars as a soldier, whenever needed.