Advantages Of Vassal Lords

Throughout the eleventh and twelfth century, France was heavily fragmented with the monarchy in a weak position and the individual Vassals acting independently of the crown made evident by William of Normandy’s invasion of England in 1066 .This freedom originated from the fact that the French monarchy had weakened its own position through the distribution of their lands and territories amongst their loyal Vassal lords. This was problematic as it reduced the size of the royal demesne, thus limiting their level of resources and military support. In contrast, the Kings of England had avoided this problem by moving towards a system of elected officials as oppose hereditary Vassal lords. This was highly beneficial to Henry the 1st (2) as the country was capable of functioning in his absence, but additionally he had the option of stripping officials of their positions, if their loyalties became questionable. Overall the monarch of England and France had the same divine right to rule, however the French Kings ruled from a weaker position. So the question at hand is what aspects of French rule allowed the Vassals to grow in power and why this problem didn’t occur in England.
We must consider the ways the Kings delegated power, and additionally how they rewarded those who excelled in their services. For many years the

This increased loyalty led to Vassal lords having their own Vassals, in lesser nobles and castellans who provided them with resources and military support against their enemies and on occasions the King. This argument is supported by evidence from Suger of Saint-Denis, when he’s referring to the level of support received by Hugh of Le Puiset against the King “so limitless was Hugh's daring, so cogent was the force of his powerful pride that, although few loved him, many came to his service”