Making the Holy Roman Empire holy : Frederick Barbarossa, Saint Charlemagne and the sacrum imperium
This book analyses the so-called sacralisation of the Holy Roman Empire during the reign of Frederick Barbarossa in the twelfth century, when the Empire's most commonly known name became popular. Innovative and comprehensive, it will interest scholars of the Middle Ages, specifically those inte...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Cambridge New York : Cambridge University Press,
2024
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
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| Schlagworte: | Political culture Civilization, Medieval Frederick-I,-Holy Roman Emperor,-approximately 1123-1190 Charlemagne,-Emperor,-742-814 Political culture-Holy Roman Empire-History-To 1500 Holy Roman Empire-History-Frederick I, 1152-1190 Holy Roman Empire-Politics and government Deutschland Friedrich Karl mehr... |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (400 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | This book analyses the so-called sacralisation of the Holy Roman Empire during the reign of Frederick Barbarossa in the twelfth century, when the Empire's most commonly known name became popular. Innovative and comprehensive, it will interest scholars of the Middle Ages, specifically those interested in art, political, and ideological history. I.1 The sacrum imperium Theory -- I.2 Beyond sacrum imperium -- 1 Sacrum imperium: Lombard Influence and the Sacralisation of the State in the mid-Twelfth Century (1125-1167) -- 1.1 Introduction: Concepts and Categories -- 1.2 Peter the Deacon and Wibald of Stavelot as Intermediaries between the Byzantine Court Style and the German Imperial Chancery -- 1.3 Sacral Terminology in the German Imperial Chancery (1125/1136-1158) -- 1.4 Sacrum imperium and diva res publica at the Imperial Court and in the German Imperial Chancery (April 1155-Autumn 1157) -- 1.5 Sacrum imperium in the Documents of the Imperial Chancery and Legates (1159-1167) -- 1.6 Otto and Acerbo Morena, Judges and Consuls of Lodi, and the Role of Rainald of Dassel -- 2 Sacrum imperium II: The Barometer of Lombard Influence at Court (1167-1190 and Beyond) -- 2.1 The Sacral Terminology of the State in the Imperial Chancery (1167-1180) -- 2.2 The Sacral Terminology of the State in Imperial Documents (1180-1190) and Epilogue -- 2.3 The Poets at the Court of Frederick Barbarossa in the 1180s: Gunther the Poet and Godfrey of Viterbo -- 2.4 Conclusion -- 3 The Cult of Charlemagne from His Death to the Accession of Frederick Barbarossa (814-1152) -- 3.1 Introduction: The Historiography of Saint Charlemagne -- 3.2 Charlemagne's memoria in General and in Aachen up to 1165 -- 3.3 The Karlsdekret: The Codification of Aquensian Tradition -- 3.4 Conclusion -- 4 The Canonisation of Charlemagne in 1165 -- 4.1 Frederick Barbarossa and Rainald of Dassel Divide the Spoils of the Italian Wars -- 4.2 The Run-Up to the Canonisation (1164-1165). |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (400 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781009203524 1009203525 9781009203487 1009203487 |