Instead of appointing officials/nobles to full out positions he played middle class officials who owed their
Loyalty
King of ___ since 1179
France
Granted____ to many new towns and introduced new _____
Charters, national tax
Through _______________ he gained control of English-ruled land in Normandy
Trickery, diplomacy, and war
Took over
Southern France
When he sent knights to help pope, he was able to add the ______ to his domain
Albigensian’s
_____ royal land holdings
Quadrupled
Was the
Most powerful ruler