Everything, we are told, has a price, and historically speaking, this was also true of territorial sovereignty.

The public policy of territorial sovereignty was always the principal consideration.

A number of states place emphasis on the principle of territorial sovereignty, thus seeing states as having free rein over their internal affairs.

This made for confusion of territorial sovereignty since allegiances were subject to change over time and were sometimes mutually contradictory.

This effectively gave it a charter with certain privileges: perhaps exemption from some taxes or exemption from ecclesiastical territorial sovereignty.