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Haute Cour (Kingdom of Jerusalem)
The Haute Cour, or High Court, was the feudal council of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, made up of the king and his tenants-in-chief, the great barons and prelates. It advised the king, judged disputes between vassals, approved laws and taxes and decided disputed successions to the throne. Jurists such as John of Ibelin, Count of Jaffa, recorded its customs in the Assizes of Jerusalem, also followed in the Kingdom of Cyprus.
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