Rulership in medieval East Central Europe : power, ritual and legitimacy in Bohemia, Hungary and Poland

This book provides the first detailed overview of research on rulership in theory and practice, with a particular emphasis on the monarchies of Bohemia, Hungary and Poland in the High and Late Middle Ages. The contributions examine the legitimation of rule of the first local dynasties, the ritual pr...

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Weitere Verfasser: Vercamer, Grischa 1974- (HerausgeberIn), Zupka, Dušan 1981- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden Boston : Brill, [2022]
Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450 - 1450 78
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450 - 1450
Schlagworte:Social history Ostmitteleuropa Herrschaft Geschichte 900-1500
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (XV, 534 Seiten)
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Zusammenfassung:This book provides the first detailed overview of research on rulership in theory and practice, with a particular emphasis on the monarchies of Bohemia, Hungary and Poland in the High and Late Middle Ages. The contributions examine the legitimation of rule of the first local dynasties, the ritual practice of power, the ruling strategies and practices of power in the established monarchies, and the manifold influences on the rulership in East Central Europe from outside the region (such as from Byzantium, and the Holy Roman Empire). The collection shows that these ideas and practices enabled the new polities to become legitimate members of Latin Christendom
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (XV, 534 Seiten) Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9789004500112
9004500111
9789004499805
9004499806
DOI:10.1163/9789004500112