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In an entourage so largely male the opportunity for nocturnal romance was surely limited . For we must remember that each knight would have been accompanied by a squire whose first duty would have been to succour his master in combat but who himself could be fed into the battle upon his lord 's death or capture . For each knight and squire pair we can probably predicate a third groom-body servant . Following that marriage , fortunately for Urraca and just as unfortunately for her new husband 's chances to consolidate his hold on his new possessions , there were no deaths among the bishops until the spring of 1112 . Alfonso 's selection as bishop , but in all likelihood he was probably acceptable to both the king and Count Raymond , and perhaps to Count Henry of Portugal as well . His appointment was a part of the careful balancing of influence in that distant province by the crown and was in all likelihood at least formally agreed upon by Maurice himself , the Portuguese magnates , and Count Henry . “ If there had been some level of stereotyping or racism that I had overlooked , I would have apologized . Nonetheless , composed for the most part of the two mesetas of Castilla la Vieja and Castilla la Nueva , its disposable wealth from agriculture in all likelihood was less than that from any one of the single taifas of Zaragoza , Valencia , or Sevilla .