A castellan was the governor or caretaker of a castle or keep. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government A Property caretaker is a person who cares for Real estate for trade or financial compensation and sometimes in exchange for rent-free living accommodations A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. A keep is a strong central Tower which is used as a dungeon or a fortress The word stems from the Latin Castellanus, derived from castellum 'castle'.

Duties

See also: majordomo and Medieval warfare#Fortifications

Usually, a castellan combined the duties of both a majordomo (responsible for a castle's domestic staff) and a military administrator (responsible for maintaining defences and protecting the castle's lands). A majordomo is the highest ( major) person of a household ( domo) staff one who acts on behalf of the (often absent owner of a typically large residence Medieval Warfare is the warfare of the Middle Ages. In Europe technological cultural and social developments had forced a dramatic transformation in the character A majordomo is the highest ( major) person of a household ( domo) staff one who acts on behalf of the (often absent owner of a typically large residence This was particularly the case if there was no lord resident at the castle, or if the resident lord was frequently absent.

France

Main article: Châtelain

In France, castellans (known in French as Châtelains) who governed castles without resident nobles acquired considerable powers, and the position actually became a hereditary fiefdom. Châtelain ( Med Lat castellanus, from castellum, a castle in France originally merely the equivalent of the English Castellan, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Châtelain ( Med Lat castellanus, from castellum, a castle in France originally merely the equivalent of the English Castellan, Under the system of Feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud, feoff, or fee, often consisted of inheritable lands or revenue-producing

Jerusalem

At times, there was a castellan among the Officers of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. There were six major officers of the kingdom of Jerusalem: the Constable, the Marshal, the Seneschal, the chamberlain (which were known

Poland

In the Kingdom of Poland and later the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the castellans (Polish: kasztelan) were often considered to be subordinates of voivodes (with the exception of the Castellan of Cracow as Cracow was the Commonwealth capital until 1596). Highly developed agricultural people have lived in the area that is now Poland for the last 7500 years the Slavic people have settled in this territory for over 1500 years and the The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. A castellan was the Governor or caretaker of a Castle or Keep. A voivode or waywode is a Slavic title that originally denoted the principal commander of a military force Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland Castellans were in charge of a part of the voivodeship called castellany until the 15th century and from that time on their domain was divided into provinces for Greater Castellans and powiats for Minor Castellans. This article concerns both historical and contemporary voivodeships in various countries A castellany was a District administered by a Castellan. Castellanies appeared during the Middle Ages and in most current States are now replaced A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Chancellors were district officials and had the right to attend sessions of the Polish parliament, the Sejm. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those

Japan

Main article: Karō

See also

• Medieval warfare
• Castle