marquisate
Marquis's hereditary territory
A marquisate is the rank, title, or territory of a marquis—a nobleman ranking above an earl or count and below a duke.
The term refers both to the dignity itself and to the lands over which a marquis held authority: The marquisate passed to his eldest son.
In historical contexts, marquisates functioned as semi-autonomous border territories.
System of noble ranks
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- titleFormal honorific or name
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
- hereditaryPassed through generations
lineage · ennoblement · coronet · precedence · succession · primogeniture · entailment · patent
Area of control
- estateProperty and grounds
- demesneLord's private estate
- fiefGranted feudal estate
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
jurisdiction · province · lands · holdings · manor · barony · county · earldom
Subordination to a lord
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
- homageExpression of deep respect
- suzeraintyControl without full annexation
overlordship · tenure · investiture · banneret · escheat · wardship · heraldry · coat of arms
Responsible care of entrusted things
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- lordshipNoble rank or domain
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- dominionAuthority to rule
rule · privilege · charter · revenues · rents · tithes · court · manorial rights
German hereditary border commander
- frontierEdge of settlement
- PiedmontMountain-base territory
- BrandenburgNortheastern German federal state
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
Holy Roman Empire · Spanish · Italian · French · British
peerage
System of noble ranks
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- titleFormal honorific or name
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
hereditary · lineage · ennoblement · coronet · precedence · succession · primogeniture · entailment · patent · creation
domain
Area of control
realm · jurisdiction · province · lands · holdings · manor · barony · county · earldom · duchy
vassalage
Subordination to a lord
suzerainty · overlordship · tenure · investiture · banneret · escheat · wardship · heraldry · coat of arms · blazon
stewardship
Responsible care of entrusted things
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- lordshipNoble rank or domain
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
dominion · rule · privilege · charter · revenues · rents · tithes · court · manorial rights · prerogative
margrave
German hereditary border commander
- frontierEdge of settlement
- PiedmontMountain-base territory
- BrandenburgNortheastern German federal state
imperial · Holy Roman Empire · Spanish · Italian · French · British
marquisatepeasantry
Rural working class
serfdom · commonalty · yeomanry · common land · freehold
march, marquess, marquis, marquise, marchioness, marques, marquises, marquesses, marquessate