That was a great introduction. Now let's remember dukes, marquises, and such WERE nobles, they were the ruling class. As they lost political power, nobility was reserved only for royals. And aristocracy can be without a title. A highly respected group in society, an Earl, or a distant descendent of nobles can be considered nowadays an "aristocrat".
In Western Europe at least there were 2 Sources of Nobility.. Secular and Clerical . The highest was an Emperor ( above a King ) and his “ counter” was the Pope ( and the ranking went down Archbishop , Bishop etc etc. ) Emperors and Popes could and did literally fight each other .. an Emperor could for example kill or try get another Pope Elected .. a Pope on the other hand could “ interdict” an Emperor or King. The punishment of a Pope might sound like nothing .. but vows in the Middle Ages were super important. Since you validly pointed out than nobility was ( and is ) nothing other than gangsters . If a Pope were to release all the subjects of a King from their obligations to the King .. well then the Barrons and Dukes etc could literally .. ignore the king ( and overthrow him)
Emperor was/is indeed the highest ranking, but very rare (only two or three in Europe at a time). In modern times, zero European Emperors/Empresses (globally, only one still exists, that being the Emperor of Japan, but I'm pretty sure they have their own set of titles and stuff)
it would have been good also to explain the origins of these titles in Latin: prince = princeps [first person] duke = dux [ducis] = leader Count = comes [comitis] companion etc
i really wish someone made a clear technical structure of noble titles so that we at least understand the technical terms. yes we know in reality it was all over the place but this is the same way like Caesar augustus wasnt technical a king or emperor,he just multiple titles and authorities granted just like the praetorian guard technical protected the emperor and was beneath him. but to understand all the real power dynamics we first have to understand how it was technical roughly structured before understand the actual power structures because most of the time they always several granted authorities from the upper class nobles that made them technical under them , but in reality it was different. first we have to understand how it should work in the structure before we explain how it was loopholed like emperors should be the most powerful man but several "willingly " granted "" authorities made them weaker but i swear the archduke with several kingly powers is still a lowly humble duke like how augustus was only the princeps not even a consuls he just had only command over Some provinces where the most legions and the most money was
It is pronounced MarqUEss as opposed to MarQIoness. With its female counterpart pronounced Marshoness. I wish you all the best, ensure you learn pronunciations beforehand on words you may not have encountered before (A simple Google search will do!). Edit: Quite a few errors in this video, at least on the English side of the aristocracy. Baron-Marquess were all referred as Lords/Ladies with Dukes addressed as Your Grace. Barons did have responsibilities, as was the case with all of the aristocracy (which, by definition, means RUILING class. They ruled) and heavily took part in the day-to-day governance of their territories as well as the people within them, and many other things. Do ensure you perform your research, my friend, all the best.
There's quite a bit wrong here. Kings and queens are not the highest rank of nobility, royalty is a separate and superior category, and it's a crucial distinction. Monarchs aren't beholden to a higher authority for their rank, while nobles hold their rank and titles by royal authority. Royal houses come from the nobility, but once they're a royal dynasty they're no longer noble.
Nobility controls certain territories what about the cities? Is it under the control mayors or a title similar to a mayor or is it directly controlled by the nobility?
1:35 isn’t exactly true depending on the time period, in the early medieval ages most kingdoms were decentralized and the king only ruled over a small part of the land while having to rely on the nobility to not overthrow them
There's also a thing called a Castellan, They ruled over Castellany or Castellanie which are the same thing, Basically they ruled over a castle and it's dungons to where a Castellan was Basically the modern day equivalent of a judge.
A marquess is about the same as an earl except they control land on the border so it would be called a county. And for a viscount it would probably be called a county, a viscounty, or a vassal
That was a great introduction. Now let's remember dukes, marquises, and such WERE nobles, they were the ruling class. As they lost political power, nobility was reserved only for royals. And aristocracy can be without a title. A highly respected group in society, an Earl, or a distant descendent of nobles can be considered nowadays an "aristocrat".
We are from the upper crust, nobility, aristocracy, blueblooded.
Why thank you for the information, Lord of JL Historyshire.
Thank you, Duke Moralrepublicton
@@jlhistory I wanna be the Duke or Viscount of my own house hahahah
@@gilmore6168 ok Viscount Gilmore
I actually needed this- nobility is so complicated and for what-
Hahahaha exactly! And in other places it was much simpler too 😂
i had to made notes while i watched the video
In the descending order of Dignity, I thought “Emperor” was the highest ranking.
It is- in fact it is higher than a king/queen.
@@ItzBrielle and rare :)
In Western Europe at least there were 2 Sources of Nobility.. Secular and Clerical . The highest was an Emperor ( above a King ) and his “ counter” was the Pope ( and the ranking went down Archbishop , Bishop etc etc. ) Emperors and Popes could and did literally fight each other .. an Emperor could for example kill or try get another Pope Elected .. a Pope on the other hand could “ interdict” an Emperor or King. The punishment of a Pope might sound like nothing .. but vows in the Middle Ages were super important. Since you validly pointed out than nobility was ( and is ) nothing other than gangsters . If a Pope were to release all the subjects of a King from their obligations to the King .. well then the Barrons and Dukes etc could literally .. ignore the king ( and overthrow him)
Emperor was/is indeed the highest ranking, but very rare (only two or three in Europe at a time). In modern times, zero European Emperors/Empresses (globally, only one still exists, that being the Emperor of Japan, but I'm pretty sure they have their own set of titles and stuff)
it would have been good also to explain the origins of these titles in Latin:
prince = princeps [first person]
duke = dux [ducis] = leader
Count = comes [comitis] companion
etc
This is my favorite channel tbh
Thanks so much man, you don’t even know how much that means to me
This is a correct explanation of the Royalty and Nobility of the United Kingdom. It doesn't apply to other current or former European countries.
i really wish someone made a clear technical structure of noble titles so that we at least understand the technical terms. yes we know in reality it was all over the place but this is the same way like Caesar augustus wasnt technical a king or emperor,he just multiple titles and authorities granted just like the praetorian guard technical protected the emperor and was beneath him. but to understand all the real power dynamics we first have to understand how it was technical roughly structured before understand the actual power structures because most of the time they always several granted authorities from the upper class nobles that made them technical under them , but in reality it was different. first we have to understand how it should work in the structure before we explain how it was loopholed like emperors should be the most powerful man but several "willingly " granted "" authorities made them weaker but i swear the archduke with several kingly powers is still a lowly humble duke like how augustus was only the princeps not even a consuls he just had only command over Some provinces where the most legions and the most money was
I thought marquis was a higher title than duke under the British system
@@Hem3455 naah, never was.
Earl was rooted in Norse culture, Dukes were from Roman.
Saw this on Reddit under r/oversimplified. Very cool, useful for tv shows. Thanks!
Thanks so much glad you liked it!
Underrated history channel imo
Nice vid, JL History
Thank you!
Thanks for this video. Clear and straight to the point. All info i wanted to know in a near package!
Great insightful video and the music is a major plus! Keep up the good work!
Came here after you followed me on ig, won’t lie; I’m liking your content.Keep it up man!
Thank you for coming man, glad you are enjoying it!
Cool history channel. Keep it up
Thanks 🙏 I will!
Thanks so much for this video. Really simple when explained so well
Very interesting video
Thanks very much, I appreciate that!
Thanks JL thus was actually very helpful
Thank you! I have a clearer understanding, and I loved the artwork.
A marquess is pronounced "markwess"
Nice video!
Thank you, I appreciate that!
It is pronounced MarqUEss as opposed to MarQIoness. With its female counterpart pronounced Marshoness.
I wish you all the best, ensure you learn pronunciations beforehand on words you may not have encountered before (A simple Google search will do!).
Edit: Quite a few errors in this video, at least on the English side of the aristocracy. Baron-Marquess were all referred as Lords/Ladies with Dukes addressed as Your Grace.
Barons did have responsibilities, as was the case with all of the aristocracy (which, by definition, means RUILING class. They ruled) and heavily took part in the day-to-day governance of their territories as well as the people within them, and many other things.
Do ensure you perform your research, my friend, all the best.
it was a buch on barons which poked John Lackland to issue Magna Charta in 1215. pretty powerful move ;)
I am happy that l have the title- Count of Udarata, sri lanka
The Right Honorable, Sir Earl of Sweatshirt
Thanks very much that helps clear up a lot of confusion about rankings and such
Best video about the subject
There's quite a bit wrong here. Kings and queens are not the highest rank of nobility, royalty is a separate and superior category, and it's a crucial distinction. Monarchs aren't beholden to a higher authority for their rank, while nobles hold their rank and titles by royal authority. Royal houses come from the nobility, but once they're a royal dynasty they're no longer noble.
Nobility controls certain territories what about the cities? Is it under the control mayors or a title similar to a mayor or is it directly controlled by the nobility?
1:35 isn’t exactly true depending on the time period, in the early medieval ages most kingdoms were decentralized and the king only ruled over a small part of the land while having to rely on the nobility to not overthrow them
I love the vídeo ❤
Could you go over knights more?
Amazing Video!,But it's just like the UK Titles
Amazing content please keep comming
Thanks! I will keep it coming
There's also a thing called a Castellan, They ruled over Castellany or Castellanie which are the same thing, Basically they ruled over a castle and it's dungons to where a Castellan was Basically the modern day equivalent of a judge.
now this one I have never heard of before, thank you for the info !!
😂 very well explained
The marquis almost got Rob Roy until the Duke saved him.
Wait so whats minor nobility then
You need a screen for your mic
I’m an earl😊
If a territory of a Duke is called Duchy, Earl is County, Baron is Barony, what is the name for the territory of a Marquess and Viscount?
Ohh and also, is Grand Duke higher than Arch Duke and Prince?
I have a lot of questions sorry, but I hope you enlighten my mind, My Lord.
A marquess is about the same as an earl except they control land on the border so it would be called a county. And for a viscount it would probably be called a county, a viscounty, or a vassal
It's a marquisate. More common in other languages.
@@jlhistory What about Imperial
Is your title made up? No? But it was, back then, wasn't it? A made up title?
doesnt matter a soon someone else recognized it.
Love the video man also thx for fallowing me on Instagram
Thanks for checking the video out! I appreciate it
few would like To have such Title
ha?
B.E.U.T.full
T.H.A.N.K.S
L.M.A.O.
Imagine forgetting about the title of emperor
U miss pounced several title names go back to school
You too.
This video is so misinformative it’s not even funny.