As such, it was desired by many powerful magnates.

The most powerful magnates were known as "little kings" due to the extent of their power and independence.

Richard's coup cannot, however, be presented simply as the achievement of a powerful and independent northern magnate.

The treasury was almost empty and the court had little to offer the powerful magnates, who often allied themselves with foreign courts rather than the state.

Eventually he becomes a widely known person, treated with respect by powerful magnates and offering counsel to the king.

Throughout Louis's reign he was the most powerful lay magnate in Italy.

Jan was one of the most powerful and influential magnates in Poland of the 18th century.

There were some exceptions, as the most powerful magnates would form their own chorągiew's.

A sip is a kinship group of men and women who could claim even a remote blood relationship with a powerful magnate in medieval Europe.

The extent to which a powerful magnate could dominate the shire community and act as a focus for local sentiment varied.