Community Activities - French Nobility Titles & Ranks In the Middle Ages

The French Nobility of the Center Ages comprised the class of people under the reigning sovereign in the country’s social order. On the pinnacle of the social hierarchy were the emperors and empresses, the kings and queens. These positions would usually be classed as royalty, fairly than nobility. Other than the reigning monarch, however, there may very well be some crossover between royalty and nobility for the royal heirs and relations, as well as the extended sovereign household. For instance, a prince who's heir to the throne, the reliable offspring and speedy descendant of the monarch, Edler Herr von Nordenburg can be classed as royalty. In France, the time period for this position was prince du sang - prince of the blood.