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At this time lived the great St. Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, who had a wonderful influence over men's minds. AT THIS TIME LIVED THE GREAT SAINT BERNARD ABBOT OF CLERVAU WHO HAD A WONDERFUL INFLUENCE OVER MEN'S MINDS
her; and when any unusually flagrant offence had been committed, Louis called together the nobles, bishops, and abbots of his domain, and obtained their consent and assistance in making war on the guilty man, and overthrowing his castle, thus, in some degree, lessening the sense of utter impunity which had caused so many violences and such savage recklessness. He also permitted a few of the cities to purchase the right of self-government, and freedom from the ill usage of the counts, who, from their guardians, had become their tyrants; but in this he seems not to have been so much guided by any fixed principle, as by his private interests and feelings towards the individual city or lord in question. However, the royal authority had begun to be respected by 1137, when Louis VI. died, having just effected the marriage of his son, _Louis VII._, with Eleanor, the heiress of the Dukes of Aquitaine--thus hoping to make the crown really more powerful than the great princes who owed it homage. OTHER AND WHEN ANY UNUSUALLY FLAGRANT OFFENCE HAD BEEN COMMITTED LOUIS CALLED TOGETHER THE NOBLES BISHOPS AND ABBOTS OF HIS DOMAIN AND OBTAINED THEIR CONSENT AND ASSISTANCE IN MAKING WAR ON THE GUILTY MAN AND OVERTHROWING HIS CASTLE THUS IN SOME DEGREE LESSENING THE SENSE OF UTTER IMPUNITY WHICH HAD CAUSED SO MANY VIOLENCES AND SUCH SAVAGE RECKLESSNESS HE ALSO PERMITTED A FEW OF THE CITIES TO PURCHASE THE RIGHT OF SELF GOVERNMENT AND FREEDOM FROM THE ILL USAGE OF THE COUNTS WHO FROM THEIR GUARDIANS HAD BECOME THEIR TYRANTS BUT IN THIS HE SEEMS NOT TO HAVE BEEN SO MUCH GUIDED BY ANY FIXED PRINCIPLE AS BY HIS PRIVATE INTERESTS AND FEELINGS TOWARDS THE INDIVIDUAL CITY OR LORD IN QUESTION HOWEVER THE ROYAL AUTHORITY HAD BEGUN TO BE RESPECTED BY ELEVEN THIRTY SEVEN WHEN LOUIS THE SIXTH DIED HAVING JUST EFFECTED THE MARRIAGE OF HIS SON LOUIS THE SEVENTH WITH ELEANOR THE HEIRESS OF THE DUKES OF ECUTIN THUS HOPING TO MAKE THE CROWN REALLY MORE POWERFUL THAN THE GREAT PRINCES WHO OWED IT HOMAGE
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