Название: The Foundations of Royal Power in Early Medieval Germany
Автор: David S. Bachrach
Издательство: Boydell Press
ISBN: 1783277289
Год: 2022
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 384
Размер: 12,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Ottonians were the most powerful monarchs in Europe during the tenth and early eleventh century, exercising hegemony in West Francia, Burgundy, and much of Italy in addition to ruling the German realm. Despite their enormous political and military success, however, the foundations of Ottonian royal power remain highly contested and largely misunderstood, with previous scholarship tending to have considered it as depending upon the ability of the king to shape and harness the power of the nobles.