From time immemorial, churches have been pivotal in determining leaders.

In Europe the pope is

the head of catholic church, which has many followers from different countries. Clovis was the

son of a pagan Frankish king and Thuringian Queen. He succeeded his father in 481. Clovis

married the catholic Burgundian princess, Clotilda. During his reign he influenced the law of

Salian Franks, a written code that combined: customary laws, roman written laws, Christian

ideals and royal edicts. Like his father Clovis dealt politically and diplomatically with the

catholic bishops of Gaul. The bishops saw themselves as the king’s inherent advisers and in turn

Clovis recognized their rights and protected their property. The bishops oversaw his baptism and

conversion to Christianity. He was the emperor who Christianized the Roman empire in the early

4th century. His conversation made himself the ally of the papacy and its protector as well as for

the people who were mostly Catholics.

The Carolingians roots began in the city of Metz in Germany. They slowly emerged as the

leading family in the Merovingian Kingdom. The rise of Church was key in the reigns of Pippin

the short and Charlemagne. The Carolingians rejuvenated the ailing Church. This helped the

church to have more power and became militarized. On the flip side this same church brought

down their downfall. Most bishops in Frankish society held extensive family land that came from

nobility. The bishops in turn helped the Carolingians have legitimate power over the

Merovingians.

Charlemagne reached the heights of his power in 800 when he was crowned emperor of the

romans by Pope Leo III on Christmas day at St. Peter’s Basilica. This extended Charlemagne’s

power and authority and influence the new Holy Roman Empire that would remain for a

millennium. This gave the papacy and the church implicit authority over the Roman empire and

power in European politics. Moreover, this coronation protected the pope from his enemies.
Manoralism was a political, social and economic system by which the peasants of medieval

Europe were rendered dependent on their land and on their lords. Small farmers and landless

laborers exchanged their land, their freedom and pledged their service, in return they received

protection from powerful land owners who had military might. A typical Manor would consist of

cottages, Huts and barns and gardens of its peasants, this cluster formed a village. There might

be a church, a mill or a wine or an oil press in the village. Close was a fortified dwelling of a

Manor house of the lord. The village was surrounded by arable land that was divided into parcels

that were farmed in rotation. Below the `lord and free tenants came the villeins, Serfs or

Bondmen each holding a Hut a fixed number of Acre strips and a share of meadow and waste

profits. The peasant could not leave or quit a Manor. The most complicated structure of the

system was the Manor court and was divided into: criminal, manorial and civil.

Similarly, Feudalism is a political and social and economic system that emerged in Europe

during the middle ages between 5th and 12th century. The King granted land to the barons who

granted the land to the knights and finally to the villeins. The latter provided food and services

when demanded. The knights provided protection and military service to the barons who

provided money and knight for the King. The king had complete control under the feudal

system. He owned all the land and decided to whom he would lease to. The feudal order

embraced a top down social approach.

Feudalism described the relation between the king and his nobles while Manoralism described

the relation of the noble and his peasant. In addition, feudalism was primarily political and

military structured while Manoralism embraced economic and social structure. Both systems are

similar; the exchange of land was for services being offered.