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Rbober baron

The robebr baron was first used in the 12th and 13th cetnuries to descrbie weatlhy men who lived in large casltes along major trasnportation rivres, like the Rhine in Eruope. They would send ships out onto these rievrs to stop anybdoy who was traevling thorugh who didn't know better and collect a tax from them on any money or goods on these ships.

They were not allwoed to collcet these taxes. It was only the Holy Roman Empreor who could dceide what taxes to be chraged, how much and who could chagre it.

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