Reges gentium or Carolingian comites? The status of a prince on the periphery of the Carolingian Empire – Moravia, Brittany and Catalonia in comparison

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Reges gentium or Carolingian comites? The status of a prince on the periphery of the Carolingian Empire – Moravia, Brittany and Catalonia in comparison

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The chapter argues that the political status and titles of rulers on the edges of the Carolingian Empire cannot be judged using rigid, later medieval ideas of kingship. By comparing Moravia, Brittany, and the Hispanic March, it shows that Frankish authors used titles such as dux, rex, or regulus not simply to describe reality, but to express political hierarchies and imperial claims. The inconsistent use or omission of titles reflects both shifting political dynamics and the ideological aims of the writers. Svatopluk I is therefore portrayed not as either a minor barbarian leader or a fully sovereign king, but as a flexible political figure whose status varied depending on circumstances and on the viewpoint of the source. The comparison also reveals that peripheral elites adopted different strategies in dealing with Carolingian power. Brittany and Moravia alternated between resistance and cooperation, using tribute, marriages, and church patronage, while leaders in the Hispanic March remained formally loyal even as real Frankish control diminished. Overall, the chapter emphasizes that early medieval rulership on the imperial periphery was fluid, negotiated, and shaped by local conditions and available forms of legitimacy, rather than by fixed categories of dependence or independence.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Reges gentium or Carolingian comites? The status of a prince on the periphery of the Carolingian Empire – Moravia, Brittany and Catalonia in comparison

Popis výsledku anglicky

The chapter argues that the political status and titles of rulers on the edges of the Carolingian Empire cannot be judged using rigid, later medieval ideas of kingship. By comparing Moravia, Brittany, and the Hispanic March, it shows that Frankish authors used titles such as dux, rex, or regulus not simply to describe reality, but to express political hierarchies and imperial claims. The inconsistent use or omission of titles reflects both shifting political dynamics and the ideological aims of the writers. Svatopluk I is therefore portrayed not as either a minor barbarian leader or a fully sovereign king, but as a flexible political figure whose status varied depending on circumstances and on the viewpoint of the source. The comparison also reveals that peripheral elites adopted different strategies in dealing with Carolingian power. Brittany and Moravia alternated between resistance and cooperation, using tribute, marriages, and church patronage, while leaders in the Hispanic March remained formally loyal even as real Frankish control diminished. Overall, the chapter emphasizes that early medieval rulership on the imperial periphery was fluid, negotiated, and shaped by local conditions and available forms of legitimacy, rather than by fixed categories of dependence or independence.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60101 - History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GX25-15764X" target="_blank" >GX25-15764X: Příhraničí a říše. Příklad mojmírovské Moravy</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Early medieval elite culture in supra-regional perspective : society, centres, artefacts

ISBN

9788075241047

Počet stran výsledku

14

Strana od-do

39-52

Počet stran knihy

298

Název nakladatele

Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archaeology, Brno

Místo vydání

Brno

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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