Capitularies_of_Charles_the_Bald

Capitularies of Charles the Bald

Capitularies of Charles the Bald

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The Capitularies of Charles the Bald represent a series of acts implemented by King Charles to decide and promulgate laws governing public affairs. Capitularies were used extensively by the Merovingian and Carolingian rulers (see the Capitularies of Charlemagne) to provide guidance to counts and their subordinate officers in the far-flung reaches of the empire.[1]

Hincmar, as chief advisor to Charles, was particularly adept at coordinating and disseminating the capitularies, soliciting maximum input from all sources. While numerous capitularies were issued by Charles, two important ones stand out:

A complete list of capitularies was provided by Jacques Sirmond in his 1623 history.

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References

  1. [1]
    Christian Pfister (1911). "Capitulary" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. 5. (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 282-283.

Sources

  • Nelson, Janet Laughland, Charles the Bald, Longman Press, 1992
  • Herlihy, David (Editor), The History of Feudalism, Springer, 1971 (available on Google Books)
  • Jacques Sirmond, Karoli Calvi et successorum aliquot Franciae regum capitula, 1623
  • Capitulary, The Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th Edition, Cambridge, 1911
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