#feudal system

[illustratus]

[blueberry-bubbles130]

What would you say the ideal traits for a successful medieval feudalist monarch are?

For my ml au, Chloe uses the miraculous of Sacrifice and Devotion to transform into “Princess” after she loses the role of Queen Bee. Now “Princess” is a step down from Queen Bee in what Chloe initially wanted power/title wise. But in the story, it’s different. “Princess” reflective of the kwamii’s powers she using, the user that came before her and Chloe’s motive for using it is supposed to be the Ideal Monarch. Perfection in every form. A true embodiment of Sacrifice and Devotion.

Obviously though “Princess” is an ideal. An ideal fuelled by Chloe’s motive, a literal god placing aspects into her mind and people’s desires for a good ruler. That means there’s got to be a realistic outcome for trying to achieve this.

I want both Gabriel and Andre to be realistic outcomes for trying to achieve (I’ll talk about Darkblade later) Gabriel is the corruption of that ideal turned into well….Hawkmoth. He’s become corrupt and is causing great instability in Paris with magic. Whereas Andre’s outcome of trying to achieve the ideal is pushing himself to a limit that he can no longer physically handle. He’s becoming very physically ill as a result and prone to manipulation from others, which is causing further instability in Paris. (Audrey’s also facing the same issue, but without the politics part) With her parents declining health being Chloe’s motive for becoming “Princess”

I just want to know what people personally think would make a good medieval monarch so I can try and fit those aspects into “Princess” to make that ideal a bit more developed.

[untypicable]

A Medieval Peasant’s Guide to 21st-Century Living

Welcome, weary traveller, to the 21st century! You have been plucked from your mud-strewn medieval existence and thrust into a world of strange contraptions, bizarre customs, and an alarming lack of feudal lords demanding grain tithes. The days of ploughing fields and paying homage to the local knight are gone, replaced by something called “emails” and an economic system more confusing than the…

A Medieval Peasant’s Guide to 21st-Century Living

[forgingecgs]

i became her vassal in exchange for a land to grow my crops out of to feed myself and my family but little did i know my body became her land

[candlelitmassacre]

I think the feudal system was actually very cool, very woke, and fucked extremely hard actually.

[poliglotyczna-dusza]

can we just all agree that the feudal system is just an ancient form of sugar daddies/mommies/babies society.

[trueknights]

In researching the fluidity of the feudal system, Kingdom Come Deliverance does a great job at exemplifying how the power granted to a king was dependent on the loyalty of noble houses (on both Wenceslas's side & Sigismund's side).

A king's power is not absolute -- and the strength of their army often depends on the power they can muster from the various lords that are loyal to them.

not the mention there's some debate regarding the use of the term 'feudal' to describe this time

[opticflux]

Medieval Hierarchy Explained

In medieval society, you’d find a strict hierarchy where monarchs and nobility held the most power and land, controlling succession and governance. The clergy influenced both religion and politics, often shaping laws and advising rulers. Knights served as trained warriors and enforcers of social order, bound by a code of honor. Peasants worked the land with limited freedoms, providing labor to…

Medieval Hierarchy Explained