Medievalists.net » Capetian http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Charlemagne’s Denarius, Constantine’s Edicule, and the Vera Crux http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/01/charlemagnes-denarius-constantines-edicule-vera-crux/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/01/charlemagnes-denarius-constantines-edicule-vera-crux/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:46:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54548 In 806 a much-discussed silver denarius bearing the likeness of Charlemagne was issued. This is called the “temple-type” coin due to the (as yet unidentified) architectural structure illustrated on the reverse side, and which is explicitly labeled as representing the epitome of “Christian Religion.”

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/01/charlemagnes-denarius-constantines-edicule-vera-crux/feed/ 0 The Heraldic Casket of Saint Louis in the Louvre http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/heraldic-casket-saint-louis-louvre/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/heraldic-casket-saint-louis-louvre/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:28:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54225 The Casket of Saint Louis invokes political and social networks and events relating to the Capetian dynasty in the years before Louis IX reached his majority.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/heraldic-casket-saint-louis-louvre/feed/ 0 Places to See: Sainte Chapelle http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/03/saint-chapelle/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/03/saint-chapelle/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2014 23:14:09 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=53868 Travelling to Paris ? Add this beautiful thirteenth century Capetian chapel to your MUST-SEE list for your next visit!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/03/saint-chapelle/feed/ 0 The Consolidation of Local Authority Through the Defense of the Church in the Royal Domain of France Under Louis VI http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/23/consolidation-local-authority-defense-church-royal-domain-france-louis-vi/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/23/consolidation-local-authority-defense-church-royal-domain-france-louis-vi/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2014 00:23:29 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50640 When Louis VI ascended to the throne in 1108 AD, he faced substantial challenges as the fifth monarch of the Capetian dynasty; he confronted the problem of stopping the general decline of the monarchy and achieved this in a way that reasserted the foundations of the crown as the sole dominant figure in the royal domain and a respected lord throughout the kingdom.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/23/consolidation-local-authority-defense-church-royal-domain-france-louis-vi/feed/ 0 Noble Women’s Position in the Capetian Dynasty http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/22/noble-womens-position-in-the-capetian-dynasty/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/22/noble-womens-position-in-the-capetian-dynasty/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2013 01:41:48 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=42296 In this paper, I will try to show mainly the women's position in the noble family and its marriage in the Capetian Dynasty which is considered as a typical feudal period.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/22/noble-womens-position-in-the-capetian-dynasty/feed/ 0 How did the expansion of royal authority affect the traditional ruling institutions during the reigns of Henry II and Philip II Augustus? http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/17/how-did-the-expansion-of-royal-authority-affect-the-traditional-ruling-institutions-during-the-reigns-of-henry-ii-and-philip-ii-augustus/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/17/how-did-the-expansion-of-royal-authority-affect-the-traditional-ruling-institutions-during-the-reigns-of-henry-ii-and-philip-ii-augustus/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:23:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39897 The study of the Angevin kings can be seen as effectivelyseparating Henry II and his successors from mere kings of England and can be seen asresponsible for highlighting the continental origins of these kings.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/17/how-did-the-expansion-of-royal-authority-affect-the-traditional-ruling-institutions-during-the-reigns-of-henry-ii-and-philip-ii-augustus/feed/ 0 The Cult of Saint Louis and Capetian Interests in the Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/10/the-cult-of-saint-louis-and-capetian-interests-in-the-hours-of-jeanne-devreux/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/10/the-cult-of-saint-louis-and-capetian-interests-in-the-hours-of-jeanne-devreux/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:15:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39734 Throughout the Middle Ages the Capetians labeled themselves as the ‘Most Christian of Kings,’ and to have a saint in the family legitimated their claim.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/10/the-cult-of-saint-louis-and-capetian-interests-in-the-hours-of-jeanne-devreux/feed/ 0 The Meetings of the Kings of France and England, 1066-1204 http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/15/the-meetings-of-the-kings-of-france-and-england-1066-1204/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/15/the-meetings-of-the-kings-of-france-and-england-1066-1204/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 20:53:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=33817 Between 1066 and 1154 the kings of France and of England are known to have met each other on five occasions: in 1079, 1109, 1113, 1120, and 1137.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/15/the-meetings-of-the-kings-of-france-and-england-1066-1204/feed/ 0 Sales, swindles and sanctions: Bishop Salla of Urgell and the counts of Catalonia http://www.medievalists.net/2011/12/19/sales-swindles-and-sanctions-bishop-salla-of-urgell-and-the-counts-of-catalonia/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/12/19/sales-swindles-and-sanctions-bishop-salla-of-urgell-and-the-counts-of-catalonia/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:33:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=28068 Salla moved in a world in which churchmen and lay magnates could be hard to distinguish. They did not just share families, and sometimes offices, but outlooks...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/12/19/sales-swindles-and-sanctions-bishop-salla-of-urgell-and-the-counts-of-catalonia/feed/ 0 The Royal Safeguard in Medieval France http://www.medievalists.net/2011/11/13/the-royal-safeguard-in-medieval-france/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/11/13/the-royal-safeguard-in-medieval-france/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:13:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=27055 In the eyes of contemporaries, the royal safeguard of the fourteenth century descended from an unbroken tradition going back to the emunitas and royal tuitio of Merovingian Frankland.

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