What is the correct order of the feudal system from highest to lowest?

What is the correct order of the feudal system from highest to lowest?

• A. King, Barons (Tenants-in-Chief), Knights (Under-Tenants), Peasants
• B. King, Knights, Barons (Tenants-in-Chief), Peasants
• C. Barons, King, Knights, Peasants
• D. King, Peasants, Barons, Knights

Answer: (A)

Feudal society is organized by who holds land and to whom they owe service. At the top sits the king, who owns all the land and grants portions to his most trusted lords. Those lords are barons (tenants-in-chief) who hold land directly from the king and owe him military service and counsel. The barons then grant land to knights (under-tenants) who owe military service to the barons. At the bottom are the peasants (serfs) who work the land and provide labor or rents to their lord. So the order from highest to lowest is the king, barons (tenants-in-chief), knights (under-tenants), peasants.

Feudal society is organized by who holds land and to whom they owe service. At the top sits the king, who owns all the land and grants portions to his most trusted lords. Those lords are barons (tenants-in-chief) who hold land directly from the king and owe him military service and counsel. The barons then grant land to knights (under-tenants) who owe military service to the barons. At the bottom are the peasants (serfs) who work the land and provide labor or rents to their lord. So the order from highest to lowest is the king, barons (tenants-in-chief), knights (under-tenants), peasants.