2 sentences with 'beholden'

Example sentences and phrases with the word beholden and other words derived from it.

• « Richelieu was also a cardinal: one of the highest "princes of the church", officially beholden only to the Pope. His real target, however, was the French crown. »

• « In France, a series of kings named Philip (I to IV) ruled from 1060 to 1314, building a strong administrative apparatus complete with royal judges who were directly beholden to the crown. »