IMC 2014: Sessions
Session 216: Staufen and Plantagenets: Two Empires in Comparison, II - Bishops and Saints
Monday 7 July 2014, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Haskins Society |
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| Organiser: | Alheydis Plassmann, Institut für Geschichtswissenschaft, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn |
| Moderator/Chair: | Hans-Werner Goetz, Historisches Seminar, Universität Hamburg |
| Paper 216-a | Bishops in the Service of the Staufen Empire and the Angevin Empire (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Ecclesiastical History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 216-b | Thomas Becket and Rainald of Dassel: Two Upstarts in Service of Their King (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Ecclesiastical History, Social History |
| Paper 216-c | Making Use of Saints: Charlemagne and Thomas Becket (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Political Thought, Religious Life |
| Abstract | The second session will focus on the role of the church in either Empire. The services of bishops were sought for improving the administration of the realm, while an empire simultaneously provided opportunities for exceptional careers. Frequently, a career in imperial service laid the foundation for a close cooperation between the king/emperor and his dependent servant. Finally, for every interaction with the church it was necessary to make visible that God and his saints favoured the reigning monarch. Such legitimation was not always guaranteed when Church interest were threatened by the monarch. How were these often conflicting expectations reconciled? |