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Probably because: > He had gifts sent to the local churches and to the poor, “so that what I amassed through evil deeds may be assigned to the holy uses of goo
by munificent 3y ago
Probably because:
> He had gifts sent to the local churches and to the poor, “so that what I amassed through evil deeds may be assigned to the holy uses of good men." Some of his wealth also went to the clergymen of Mantes, so the churches he had destroyed could be rebuilt.
I can definitely imagine some bishop or cardinal pilfering the king's treasure room while claiming the king decreed it out of remorse.
- graemep 3y agoYou can imagine it but its a less probable explanation. It was common to leave things to the church and the poor so there was no need to make up the story to justify it. It is likely that a dishonest claim would be challenged by someone given that he said the same things to "everyone".
- Gibbon1 3y agoI don't know if I can summarize as what some historian said about rulers in the middle ages. But I'll take a go at it. Question: Were rulers callous and violent or were they pious and fearful of being judged in the afterlife? Ans: Yes. Also I do remember a reference to an actual will by a knight who renounced his crimes and left a bunch of his wealth to charity. I think it's hard to understand how back then the system, especially for a member of the ruling class, was more like the mafia than what we experience today. As such it'd be hard for someone not to get caught up in it.