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6. Louis VI. and VII.  Philip's son, _Louis VI., or the Fat_, was the first able man whom the line of Hugh Capet had produced since it mounted the throne. He made the first attempt at curbing the nobles, assisted by Suger, the Abbot of St. Denys. SIX LOUIS THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH PHILIP'S SON LOUIS THE SIXTH OR THE FAT WAS THE FIRST ABLE MAN WHOM THE LINE OF HYUCAPPI HAD PRODUCED SINCE IT MOUNTED THE THRONE HE HAD MADE THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT CURBING THE NOBLES ASSISTED BY SUGAR THE ABBOT OF SUNDANIS
s gained, and a kingdom of detached cities and forts was founded in Palestine, of which Godfrey became the first king. The whole of the West was supposed to keep up the defence of the Holy Land, but, in fact, most of those who went as armed pilgrims were either French, Normans, or Aquitanians; and the men of the East called all alike Franks. Two orders of monks, who were also knights, became the permanent defenders of the kingdom--the Knights of St. John, also called Hospitallers, because they also lodged pilgrims and tended the sick; and the Knights Templars. Both had establishments in different countries in Europe, where youths were trained to the rules of their order. The old custom of solemnly girding a young warrior with his sword was developing into a system by which the nobly born man was trained through the ranks of page and squire to full knighthood, and made to take vows which bound him to honourable customs to equals, though, unhappily, no account was taken of his inferiors. ESSFUL JERUSALEM WAS GAINED AND A KINGDOM OF DETACHED CITIES AND FORTS WAS FOUNDED IN PALESTINE OF WHICH GODFREY BECAME THE FIRST KING THE WHOLE OF THE WEST WAS SUPPOSED TO KEEP UP THE DEFENCE OF THE HOLY LAND BUT IN FACT MOST OF THOSE WHO WENT AS ARMED PILGRIMS WERE EITHER FRENCH NORMANS OR AQUITANIANS AND THE MEN OF THE EAST CALLED ALL ALIKE FRANKS TWO ORDERS OF MONKS WHO WERE ALSO KNIGHTS BECAME THE PERMANENT DEFENDERS OF THE KINGDOM THE KNIGHTS OF SAINT JOHN ALSO CALLED HOSPITALERS BECAUSE THEY ALSO LODGED PILGRIMS AND TENDED THE SICK AND THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS BOTH HAD ESTABLISHMENTS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN EUROPE WHERE THE YOUTHS WERE TRAINED TO THE RULES OF THEIR ORDER THE OLD CUSTOM OF SOLEMNLY GIRDING A YOUNG WARRIOR WITH HIS SWORD WAS DEVELOPING INTO A SYSTEM BY WHICH THE NOBLY BORN MAN WAS TRAINED THROUGH THE RANKS OF PAGE AND SQUIRE TO FULL KNIGHTHOOD AND MADE TO TAKE VOWS WHICH BOUND HIM TO HONOURABLE CUSTOMS TO EQUALS THOUGH UNHAPPILY NO ACCOUNT WAS TAKEN OF HIS INFERIORS
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