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Canon Law, Careers and Conquest

Episcopal Elections in Normandy and Greater Anjou, C.1140 - C.1230

by Germany) Joerg Peltzer (ruprecht-karls-universitat Heidelberg

  • Hardback
  • 352 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm

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A study of the politics of episcopal elections in twelfth and thirteenth-century Normandy and Greater Anjou. This was a crucial period in the development of canon law and Jorg Peltzer offers the first analysis to bring together legal theory and practice, local custom, and politics. He explores the development of electoral theories and examines each election in context, offering insights into the varying balance of royal, papal and regional baronial power and the various career paths leading to an episcopal see. He shows how different systems of patronage worked, to what extent they were vehicles of social mobility, and how aristocratic families were structured. By comparing electoral practices in Normandy and Greater Anjou before and after the Capetian conquest the book significantly enhances our understanding of the theory and practice of canon law, local politics in Normandy and Anjou, and the high politics at the Capetian and Angevin courts.
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  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    October 2007

  • Weight

    641g

  • Page Count

    352

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521880626

  • ISBN-10

    0521880629

  • Eden Code

    1192282

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