Genealogie Van der Beek » Hendrik I van Kuijc (± 1070-± 1108)

Persönliche Daten Hendrik I van Kuijc 

• Er wurde geboren rund 1070.
• Er ist verstorben rund 1108.
• Ein Kind von Herman I van Kuijc und Ida of Boulogne

Familie von Hendrik I van Kuijc

Er ist verheiratet mit Alveradis van Hostaden.

Sie haben geheiratet rund 1100.

Kind(er):

1. Godfried I van Kuijc  ± 1100-± 1157 

Notizen bei Hendrik I van Kuijc

Hendrik was Heer or Lord van Cuijk in 1096, and Vicegraaf or Viscountof Utrecht.

By the 11th century, bad roads, highwaymen, constant tolls and ascarcity of cash made trade difficult, but a system was graduallyemerging that allowed essential goods, and even quite a few luxuries toreach destinations throughout Europe. This system revolved around a newconcept called "the Fair", which would be sponsored by a city or town.The Fair would last up to a week, and merchants from all over Europewould attend, bringing goods that would be seen only at this time. Anearby meadow was usually the Fairgrounds, and booths would be rented tothe merchants who would display their dyed cloths, shoes, leather goods,furs, spices, sugar, jewelry, weapons, and other items that would drawcrowds from miles around. The Fair took on a holiday atmosphere, asaccompanying the merchants would be acrobats, minstrels, animal trainers,jugglers, pickpockets and prostitutes that all provided their respectiveentertainments and distractions. Portable taverns were set up, and moneychangers would set up their display of coins on benches, or "banks" whichwere to grow into the bankers of today. The fairs even had their owncommercial courts, "called Piepowder" after the Pied Poudreaux, or dustyfeet that all travelers had after a long trip. Stewards of the localLords to would stock up on many items that must last through the 12months until the next Fair. Since cash was extremely scarce, this couldonly be done through credit, and even the Church did it's part tofacilitate the fair, suspending it's prohibition against usury during thelength of the fair.

Various towns would hold their fairs in sequence, which would allowthe merchants to travel from one to another in sequence, generally inlarge convoys which added the security of numbers to the protection thatwas guaranteed, but not always provided by the Count of the province.

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