Note 23 — PART I HIS EXPLOITS AT HOME AND ABROAD
A. J. (Arthur James) Grant translation
It was part of Charles’s general policy to displace the dukes of his realm, with their undefined and dangerous powers, and to administer his dominions by a large number of counts, who were to begin with quite dependent officials executing the orders of the King over a limited area. “Count” was not yet the great title of nobility which it became later.