730 - The Man Who Would Be King (5/8/23)
Chapo Trap House
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The Order of the Golden Fleece
It was a personal patronage network, basically. It was a way for dynasties to get leverage over the aristocrats who they otherwise had to sort of compete for with power or compete with over power. The order of the Golden Fleece was something that the Habsburgs could dangle over aristocrats. Charles, Frederick V was an order, member of the order of the garter and started the Holy War.
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