What was the effect of William the Conqueror's making his nobles swear an oath of loyalty to him as sole ruler?

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What was the effect of William the Conqueror's making his nobles swear an oath of loyalty to him as sole ruler?

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primary loyalty of his subtenants would be to the king rather than to their immediate master.

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