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Meaning of "was a fief"
was a fief: The phrase 'was a fief' may refer to a historical or feudal context where a fief was a piece of land granted by a lord in exchange for services. It could also metaphorically suggest a situation where someone had control or authority over a small territory or domain
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Later it was a fief of the Clavesana family.
Elector Frederick II of Brandenburg held that Pomerania-Stettin was a fief of Brandenburg.
Later it was a fief of the Orsini.
It was a fief of the Monaldeschi della Cervara and of the Savelli families.
The Lordship of Longueville was a fief that belonged to the Giffard family.
It was a fief of the Duchy of Aquitaine.
In the 13th century it was a fief of the Orsini.
An apanage was a fief concession by the King to his youngest sons.
From 1534 until the Revolution, the area was a fief of the dignitaries of the diocese.
Later it was a fief under Angevine and Aragonese feudal lords.
In the 15th century, Rosolini was a fief of the Platamones.
Calvi was a fief of the Orsini and then of the Anguillara families.
In the 13th century, Cobonne was a fief of the Poitiers.
He was a fief of Andkhoy in Afghanistan, a town given to him by Timur.
In the 13th century it was a fief of the archbishop of Naples.
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It was a fief of the Holy Roman Emperor, responsible for guarding two important travel routes.
The village was a fief of the Knights Hospitaller.
It was a fief of the Orsini in the 11th century, then of the Borghese.
Subsequently, it was a fief of different baronial families.
It was a fief of the Simiana until the late 18th century.
In medieval times, it was a fief of the monastery of San Salvatore at Pavia.
Hesdin was a fief of the counts of Artois, vassals of the Counts of Flanders until 1180.
Zweibrücken was a fief of the Bishopric of Metz, which had been annexed by France.
The castle was a fief of the Abbey of Wissembourg, held by the Wasigenstein family.
The latter was a fief subordinate to the Holy Roman Empire, while Schleswig remained a Danish fief.
Pancarana was a fief of the bishop of Pavia from the 10th to the 18th century.
Donadon was a fief under the Viscounts of Béarn, mentioned in 1538 reformation of Béarn.
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Two men of our fief are ready as well
Your fief is home to many schools of swordsmanship
The lord of this fief is a fine man
