Isekai and Lesser Nobility

There were a lot more layers to the Feudal Class system then people realize.  Something like Game of Thrones tends to focus on the Royal Families and those that would be equivalents to Prince or Arch-Dukes or maybe even Dukes.  

But below them are ranks like Marquess and Count/Earl which are often the titles claimed by those Pseudo Nobles of certain forgotten genres of 19th Century literature I've talked about before, as well as Vampires.  But further below them are ranks like Vicount, Baron and Baronet.  So it eventually gets to the point where depending on how wealthy or important the land you hold Peerage over is, holding that title may not actually make you anything more then the most famous person in your local area.

So I actually find it interesting that there is a subgenre of Isekai and Quasi-Isekai where the protagonist is born (or reborn) into one of these lesser Noble families.  My first exposure to this was the 8th Son show, but then I noticed it was a big part of Jobless Reincarnation as well as The Hidden Dungeon only I can Enter.  In that latter show just the difference between Baronet and Baron is treated as really significant to a degree I find kind of funny.

In Marxist terms I guess these kinds of Nobles were kind of the Feudal equivalent of the Petite bourgeoisie.  People who are nominally by the most technical definition part of the ruling or owning class, but Marx still considered their class interests ultimately aligned with the Proletariat even if they don't realize it.

I don't have anything profound to say about it, but it's interesting and maybe something Leftist Anime Fans more well read then I am should consider looking deeper into what they have to say about Class.