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Help with beginning of 13 century warfare

Hi Guys,

I have some questions concerning High Middle Age (1200) warfare and politics. It's related to my thread :

https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=356476&page=5

Here, Philip Augustus won an Alternate Bouvines - the battle of Voyennes on the river Somme - two years earlier, in 1212.

Among there are many POW, among them are Emperor Otto IV, Dukes of Brabant, of Limboug and Loraine, the count of Namur and others. all those will be ransomed.

Now the Questions,
- Who will received the ransom? the king or the knights who are effectively capture them?
- if the king, will the others receives something?
- but what if the person who capture an enemy duke is from high nobility?

- The ransom will be just monetary? can Land be requested instead?


and concerning the particular case of Otto prisoner of Philip:
- What can Philip extract from Otto?
- just money? how much?

Thanks!
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