This was done mainly by physical elimination , but also by reducing the economic role of the nobility : the key positions in the Prince 's ORGANIZATION@1 , traditionally belonging to the country 's greatest boyars , were handed to obscure individuals , some of them of foreign origin , but who manifested loyalty towards PERSON@1 .

The he gave key positions in the ORGANIZATION@2 to obscure individuals , but who manifested loyalty towards PERSON@1 .
