Saxony (Sachsen) Land and Property

In the Middle Ages the nobility, the Church, monasteries and kings were the owners of land. Not only were they owners of land but they also wielded administrative and judicial powers. The "Grundherr" as he was known in German, supervised land and forest (some owned several villages as well) and at the same time was the chief of police and a judge over the people within his domain. The manoral systems not only were a form of agriculture tied to feudalism but also a power and property structure which affected all areas of medieaval life from serfdom, protectorate, judiciary, levying tithe, bailiff power and rural village government. The subjects were in diverse