Changes: Courts of Love

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The Courts of Love were a feudal institution during the Dark Ages and the War of Princes. It was backed mainly by Toreador and centered around western France.

Overview

Originating in the romantic ideals of chivalry, the Courts of Love quickly became one of the gathering points for Cainites with interests in knighthood. The basic ideal of courtly love is that a knight holds his lady as the pinnacle of virtue and beauty and does great deeds in her name, all in return for a smile, a praise or a gentle glance - an experience between erotic desire and spiritual attainment that held much sway among Cainites. While the Courts of Love rarely issue direct commands to local princes, a queen has great persuasive authority.

Led by the powerful Matriarch Salianna, the Courts of Love also became a major point of intrigue and strife. They were competitors to the German Ventrue and the Iberian Lasombra and when the Courts of Love were held, four thrones would be sat on a raised dais, and four unbreathing monarchs sat upon them hearing the case being laid before their august judgment. These three women and one man were among the most powerful Cainites in France.

The Queens of the Courts of Love where Isouda de Blaise, Queen of Blois, elegant in manner and wise in the ways of the Cainite heart and mind; Hélène la Juste, Queen of Champagne, afire with passion that often outstripped her wisdom; Etienne de Poitiers, King of Poitou, witty, charming, conniving; and Queen Salianna, the Matriarch of the Courts of Love.

With the departure of Esclarmonde during the Albigensian Crusade, the Courts of Love were faced with a crisis and eventually fell during the witch-hunts of the Inquisition.

References

DA: Dark Ages Europe, p. 36-38

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 ==Overview==
-Originating in the romantic ideals of chivalry, the Courts of Love quickly became one of the gathering points for [[Cainites]] with interests in knighthood. The basic ideal of courtly love is that a knight holds his lady as the pinnacle of virtue and beauty and does great deeds in her name, all in return for a smile, a praise or a gentle glance - an experience between erotic desire and spiritual attainment that held much sway among Cainites. While the Courts of Love rarely issue direct commands to local [[Prnce (VTM)|princes]], a queen has great persuasive authority.
+Originating in the romantic ideals of chivalry, the Courts of Love quickly became one of the gathering points for [[Cainites]] with interests in knighthood. The basic ideal of courtly love is that a knight holds his lady as the pinnacle of virtue and beauty and does great deeds in her name, all in return for a smile, a praise or a gentle glance - an experience between erotic desire and spiritual attainment that held much sway among Cainites. While the Courts of Love rarely issue direct commands to local [[Prince (VTM)|princes]], a queen has great persuasive authority.
 Led by the powerful Matriarch [[Salianna]], the Courts of Love also became a major point of intrigue and strife. They were competitors to the [[Germany (cWOD)|German]] [[Ventrue (VTM)|Ventrue]] and the [[Iberia (cWOD)|Iberian]] [[Lasombra (VTM)|Lasombra]] and when the Courts of Love were held, four thrones would be sat on a raised dais, and four unbreathing monarchs sat upon them hearing the case being laid before their august judgment. These three women and one man were among the most powerful [[Cainites]] in France.
 The Queens of the Courts of Love where [[Isouda de Blaise]], Queen of Blois, elegant in manner and wise in the ways of the Cainite heart and mind; [[Hélène la Juste]], Queen of Champagne, afire with passion that often outstripped her wisdom; [[Etienne de Poitiers]], King of Poitou, witty, charming, conniving; and Queen [[Salianna]], the Matriarch of the Courts of Love.