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A '''Suzerain''' or '''Liege''' is someone in the superior part of a [[feudal]] relationship; that is, one who is owed [[leal service]] and [[fealty]] by a [[vassal]]. |
A '''Suzerain''' or '''Liege''' is someone in the superior part of a [[feudal]] relationship; that is, one who is owed [[leal service]] and [[fealty]] by a [[vassal]]. |
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Depending on the details of the [[oath]]s of [[fealty]] sworn between the two, the liege lord might have considerable control over the decisions of his vassal, for example: the suzerain could approve or forbid a marriage, as when [[Louis VII]] of France went to war with [[Henry II]] of England when he married Louis' vassal [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] (and incidentally ex-wife) without Louis' permission. |
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The feudal relationship was complex, however, and a suzerain would also owe certain considerations to his vassals as well, usually represented by entrusting a vassal with a [[fief]] of some sort. |
The feudal relationship was complex, however, and a suzerain would also owe certain considerations to his vassals as well, usually represented by entrusting a vassal with a [[fief]] of some sort. |
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Latest revision as of 04:26, 2 August 2008
A Suzerain or Liege is someone in the superior part of a feudal relationship; that is, one who is owed leal service and fealty by a vassal.
Depending on the details of the oaths of fealty sworn between the two, the liege lord might have considerable control over the decisions of his vassal, for example: the suzerain could approve or forbid a marriage, as when Louis VII of France went to war with Henry II of England when he married Louis' vassal Eleanor of Aquitaine (and incidentally ex-wife) without Louis' permission.
The feudal relationship was complex, however, and a suzerain would also owe certain considerations to his vassals as well, usually represented by entrusting a vassal with a fief of some sort.
