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<blockquote data-quote="Balesir" data-source="post: 6835371" data-attributes="member: 27160"><p>All of which covers lords temporal, but there may be three other, "special" types of lord:</p><p></p><p>Lords Spiritual: Bishops might have holdings equivalent to a Baron, Prince-Bishops/Archbishops equivalent to a Count/Earl. Monasteries may also hold land - a single order might hold the equivalent of a manor or two right up to the equivalent of a County.</p><p></p><p>Free Towns: some (probably not all) towns may be "freetowns" that are not subject to the local lord but run by a council that is responsible directly to the king.</p><p></p><p>Sheriffs: Some of the king's land (equivalent to smaller Count's holdings) may be held by special agents of the crown who serve at the king's pleasure (i.e. the holding is not heritable and the holder can even be dismissed whenever the king wishes). On a smaller scale, constables and bailiffs may hold the equivalent of individual baronies or manors; these holdings can be useful rewards that bring more income that fully infeudated estates and revert to the holder on the agent's death (if not before).</p><p></p><p>A mix of holdings is nice for any major lord, because:</p><p></p><p>- Barons tend to provide lots of troops, but little cash</p><p>- Towns provide lots of cash, but few or poor quality troops, and</p><p>- Church estates don't give much cash or troops, but provide religious kudos and reflected piety.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Balesir, post: 6835371, member: 27160"] All of which covers lords temporal, but there may be three other, "special" types of lord: Lords Spiritual: Bishops might have holdings equivalent to a Baron, Prince-Bishops/Archbishops equivalent to a Count/Earl. Monasteries may also hold land - a single order might hold the equivalent of a manor or two right up to the equivalent of a County. Free Towns: some (probably not all) towns may be "freetowns" that are not subject to the local lord but run by a council that is responsible directly to the king. Sheriffs: Some of the king's land (equivalent to smaller Count's holdings) may be held by special agents of the crown who serve at the king's pleasure (i.e. the holding is not heritable and the holder can even be dismissed whenever the king wishes). On a smaller scale, constables and bailiffs may hold the equivalent of individual baronies or manors; these holdings can be useful rewards that bring more income that fully infeudated estates and revert to the holder on the agent's death (if not before). A mix of holdings is nice for any major lord, because: - Barons tend to provide lots of troops, but little cash - Towns provide lots of cash, but few or poor quality troops, and - Church estates don't give much cash or troops, but provide religious kudos and reflected piety. [/QUOTE]
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