A knight-villein (Cavaleiro-vilão in Portuguese, caballero villano in Spanish) was a free plebeian horsemen who owned land, weapons and a horse, despite...

in the Middle Ages Military history of Portugal Castles in Portugal Knight-villein Chivalry Albarrana tower Crusades De expugnatione Scalabis De expugnatione...

were hereditary unfree knights tied to their lord, that formed the lowest rung of nobility in the Holy Roman Empire. A villein (or villain) represented...

used for the benefit of his household and dependents; Dependent (serf or villein) holdings carrying the obligation that the peasant household supply the...

the Tagus except Alcácer do Sal. On November 30, 1162, a group of knight-villeins from Santarém conquered Beja during the night, in the same way that...

contrasted with other forms of tenure, including serjeanty, frankalmoin and knight-service. The English statute Quia Emptores of Edward I (1290) established...

The society in the 11th and 12th centuries was structured around knight-villeins as a leading class in the local public, social and economic life. The...

of the landed gentry above the rank of gentleman and below the rank of knight. Some sources cite that the title was bestowed on "candidates for knighthood...

(who held their baronies per baroniam by knight-service), and lesser barons (who owned the manor without knight-service). As they held their title due to...

the Mongol term for a tribal leader acknowledging another as his liege Villein, a serf, or low-born worker under feudalism The Tours formulary, which...