Medieval Society, Culture, Art, and Architecture
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Medieval Society
Society was divided into privileged and non-privileged estates:
- Privileged Estates: Nobility and clergy. Members were subject to different laws than the rest.
- Non-privileged Estates: People who weren't members of the clergy or nobility. Most were peasants, but there were also craftsmen, traders, etc.
Nobility
Nobles were dedicated to fighting wars.
- Higher Nobility: Consisted of dukes, marquises, counts, etc. They were vassals of the king and lords of other vassals of lower rank. They lived in castles, collected taxes, and administered justice in their fiefs.
Clergy
There were two different groups of clergy:
- Secular Clergy: Priests that depended on a bishop.
- Regular Clergy: Members of a religious order who lived in a monastery.
- Higher