Er ist verheiratet mit Ida of Boulogne.
Sie haben geheiratet rund 1070.
Kind(er):
Herman, lord of Malsen (now Geldermalsen), was the first to use thename Van Kuijc after apparently having been appointed "heer" of the areaaround the town of Cuijk, south-east of Nijmegen, by Emperor Heinrich IVin 1096 or earlier. Cuijk, situated where an important trade routecrossed the river Rhine, became the family's main property until itscastle was destroyed in 1133. He was Vicegraaf or Viscount of Utrechtin 1061.
Ida's two brothers were leaders of the First Crusades, each of thembecoming, in turn, ruler of Jerusalem.
By the 11th century the feudal system was the prevailing economic andpolitical system of Europe. Under this system, all land was held by theruling military elite (which oddly enough, at this time included highermembers of the clergy). All land was, at least in theory, held by theKing. He held certain castles and cities in his own right, anddistributed the rest, in large chunks, to his major barons, usuallycalled Counts, who in turn owed a certain number of days of militaryservice to the King. These Counts then distributed their land amongtheir retainers, who in turn would owe military service to the Count asoverlord. In the end, every manor was held by a knight who owed acertain number of days knight's service (which consisted of a fully armedknight, including horse, esquire and foot soldiers and servants).Although the responsibilities under fealty were fairly standardized,there was still room for unique duties. One knight from the coast ofKent in England was required by his oath to hold the head of the King inthe boat if he became seasick. Even more unique was the vassel that hadto appear before his Lord every Christmas to perform "a leap, a whistle,and a fart".
Although at first glance this would seem to be a highly centralizedform of government, it did not turn out this way in practice. Each man,from the King on down, had only a few soldiers that owed their loyaltydirectly to him. He was dependant upon his vassals to supply the bulk ofhis force, and these vassals, each owning an unassailable castle, tendedto be extremely independent. If the King's barons refused to show upwhen called to war, there was little that the King could do about it,short of full civil war. Thus, most of Europe degenerated into almostconstant local warfare.
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