Every Medieval Rank Explained

00:00 King
00:33 Pope
00:51 Emperor
01:30 Prince & Princess
01:48 Duke
02:13 Marquess
02:32 Count
02:55 Viscount
03:11 Baron
03:32 Knight
03:59 Squire
04:25 Page
04:51 Cardinal
05:09 Archbishop
05:27 Bishop
05:44 Abbot
06:00 Priest
06:20 Merchant
06:36 Freeman
06:54 Yeoman
07:09 Serf
07:29 Cottar
07:42 Slave

[mrgopnik]

Note: Marquess is the female form of the title. The male one is called Marquis (pronounced as Markí). The word Margrave is also used, but usually for German territories

[alperkaanbilir]

My favorite is viscount. Sounds both classy and evil as heck.

[keesdriesen]

Good video! Very informational! But I will say that you missed the sheriff, which actually does have medieval origins, primarily in England. But other than that, very well-made video! 👍

[TonatzinGuey]

I love the variety of the images. Great video!

[thedstorm]

Correction for the title:
"Every medieval *European* rank explained "

[alberich]

technically there have been three emperors in Europe for most of the time of modern period! The Czar of Russia, the Holy Roman Emperor and the Ottoman Sultan who also used the title of Roman Emperor, because these countries considered themselves heirs of the Romans and on one occasion Suleiman the Magnificent refused to call Charles V emperor, because he was the only emperor and called Charles only the King of Vienna and said that he was the equivalent of his vizier.

[alberich]

some famous examples:
Emperor= Russia Impire, Ottoman Impire, Holy Roman Impire
King=Kingdom of England, King of France, Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duke or Archduke=Lithuania and Austria
Duke=Normandy, Aquitaine, Prussia, Milan, Burgundy
Marquis= the most important Margraviate in history is the Margraviate of Bradenburg, his fusion with the Duchy of Prussia is the basis for the formation of the kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire
Count=Netherlands is the fusion of 7 small counts, which historically belonged to the Duke of Burgundy

[Rengaid]

I'm always amazed by the perfect usage of all the pictures lol

[flare]

wow that must be hours of research, even i didn't learn this much in about a year of learning history.

[Zaohgruu_]

0:53 This is the first time i see The emperor of mankind Image used in this video

[lmRoy]

Princes can still be a ruler though (principality)

[alessavictoria]

are Jarls actually Earls? also do they rule the same as dukes?

[RoyalRegimentofScotland]

You forgot burgher or Burgesses in English and viceroy or grand dukes ect. Its a good idea for a part 2

[manuelperezpavon]

0:04 Something's wrong, i can feel it.

[LouisXVI-qcqd]

I hope you make some other versions of this also:
Samrat, Maharaj, Raja, Raya, Rai, Mantri, Samantak, Rajpurohit, Purohit, Seth, Talukdar, Jamindar, etc.

[MihaiEminescuYT]

i still hate that guy from assassin's creed 2 to this day

[JacobVuase]

Did anyone miss the two horses wrestling in the background

[DeathStriaghtUp]

Why was there a picture of the God Emperor
plus the multiple warhammer pics

[mikro]

Imagine putting romania there when teha not even exist in medieval centuries

[AndrewPatterson-xqqk]

I perfer this form for government to others. Namely due to the fact that the people in power had to train their whole lives for their roles before taking their seats of power.