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Chapter 1051 - 1051 536_2
Chapter 1051 - 1051 536_2
?Chapter 1051: Chapter 536_2 Chapter 1051: Chapter 536_2 “Numerous knightly estates are required to provide at least one knight, while the apprentices, servants, and footmen serving the knights are unrestricted, but note that each knightly estate must provide one knight, otherwise it will be stripped of its knightly status.”
“Estates unable to provide a knight may, instead, contribute the expenses of a knight for three years as a form of tax.”
These had all been similar commands issued by Oyo III, but this had been standard procedure.
All were rights the Empire had in the face of crisis.
However, whether the lords would comply was another question.
The three secular electors showed dissatisfaction, and the representative from the Saxon electors said to Ivita, “Your Majesty, you are the Emperor of the Holy Empire, an elected Emperor, not a dictator of the Frankish people. You cannot simply gather resources and wage war. Previously, when Oyo III was defeated, the armies supported by various nations all turned into deserters. Not only have they not been withdrawn yet, but these nearly three hundred thousand deserters have also formed a large bandit class, attacking every region they pass through.”
“Therefore, whether to gather troops to contend against the Frankish people or for the lords to protect themselves must still be decided by a vote.”
Ivita said to the electors and lords, “I remember that I can use the Emperor’s privilege three times each year, and I choose to use it now.”
The electors looked towards the Archbishop of Cologne and the Archbishop of Münster.
The Archbishop of Cologne had the right to unconditionally reject the use of the Emperor’s privilege once a year, while the Archbishop of Münster had the right to record and interpret the scope of applicability of the Emperor’s privilege.
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