Royal ranking and hierarchy in medieval times?

Question

What is the order it goes in... king/queen, crown prince, prince, princess, lord, lady, bishop, count, duke, etc... does anybody know the hierarchy they go in???

Answer 1

Agnatic primogeniture, or the total exclusion of females and descendants through females, is sometimes  referred to as the application of Salic law  

     In the 19th century, only the Bourbons and Savoys among Europe's historic national dynasties continued to exclude women from succession, while the new monarchies or dynasties of Belgium, Denmark (from 1853), Sweden (from 1810), and the Balkan realms of Bulgaria, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia introduced Salic law.  During this era, Spain fought civil wars which pitted the Salic and female-line heirs of their dynasties against one another for possession of the crown.

   In the time of Anglo Saxon England Salic law was in effect. However, Only 69 years after the William the Conquerer took over  England in it became an issue since Matilda was the only living child of the King (male or female). Her father named her as queen, and most of the baron's of England supported her. But Stephen, Matilda's cousin  took over the throne and told people that the old king had changed his mind on his deathbed. The resultant civil war is known as "The Anarchy". The war was resolved by designating Matilda's son as the heir. Male preference primogeniture was established and queen did not rule England until the summer of 1553.

As far as the ranking of the british peerage, it has always been:

Duke,

Marquess,

Earl,

Viscount, and

Baron.

These people can be royals, but don't have to be royals.

Answer 2

To find more information on medieval times go to the site listed below and choose a topic from Society, People, and Their Way of Life.

Answer 3

well in medievel times, it probably went to the king, then eldest son, his eldest grandson, and then great-grandson...and so on

if the eldest doesn't have any heirs, then it'll be the king's second son, and his eledest son...and so on

but the sons must be legitimate...

daughters could never have ruled during the medival times (i think)

Answer 4

Which country are you talking about?

The ranking for the titles you mentioned would go:

King and Queen

Crown Prince

Princes and princesses

Dukes and duchesses

Counts and countesses

Lords and ladies

Bishop (these were usually quite powerful) might fit in anywhere in the last.