Critics said Gowon's governors acted like lords overseeing their personal fiefdom. By the 1648 Peace of Westphalia Saxony retained its Lusatian possessions as an Imperial fiefdom. His successors, however, often fought to regain control of their ancient fiefdom. This later became a fiefdom of the Kingdom of France under King Charles III. The highest rank, of full marquess, came with a state pension and a territorial fiefdom. A medieval fiefdom, the county of Carcassonne, controlled the city and its environs. Administering the diplomatic corps was regarded as an especially profitable fiefdom. Gentile formed a lasting fiefdom for his family which lasted three centuries. Although it was not formally part of the Plantagenet fiefdom, Brittany was under firm control. Thus, he resolved to seize a fiefdom for himself in the Holy Land. Galloway was a difficult fiefdom to rule. Since 1282, Hardinxveld became a grand fiefdom. They have often appointed their own sons to senior positions within their own fiefdom. Then the city served as a capital for the Chichimecatlalli fiefdom. From the 10th century the town was a romance fiefdom of the counts of Flanders.