It all depended on the glory and wealth accumulated by the ancestors before.
Once these issues were resolved, the whole world became very peaceful, and everything fell into order. All this originated from him, yet such a great person made such a big decision later, wrongly entertaining affections meant for a woman who should not have received them.
Everyone more or less has problems, but it doesn't mean these problems are as simple as imagined. People suffer greatly every day because of these problems, yet they don't know how to solve them. They don't have the influence to protect themselves like the nobles do, with special privileges. Even if they continuously strive to change their situations, they are powerless.