Were Knights Lower Than Vassals?

A political and social system based on the idea of giving land in exchange for loyalty, military assistance, farming and other services. ... A lord who was granted land in exchange for service and loyalty to a Lord. Knights. Lower than King, equal to Vassal.

What is the difference between a knight and a vassal?

A knight was a member of the aristocratic elite who were trained from a young age to be expert fighters and swordsmen, while vassals were generally lords of noble houses who offered fealty and support to the reigning king.

Did any vassals have knights under them?

Vassal, in feudal society, one invested with a fief in return for services to an overlord. Some vassals did not have fiefs and lived at their lord's court as his household knights. ... Under the feudal contract, the lord had the duty to provide the fief for his vassal, to protect him, and to do him justice in his court.