Since the landed nobility in Western Europe did not have any fealty to the Frankish kings, the Merovingians established ________ with the hope that those men would be loyal to the crown.

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The Merovingians established counts in order to gain loyalty from the landed nobility who did not have any fealty to the Frankish kings. Count was a title given to a nobleman who was appointed to a specific region or county to govern and protect it on behalf of the king.

Since the Landed Nobility in Western Europe Did Not Have