Louis the Pious and Judith Augusta: In defense of sacral kingship in the imperium christianum of the early ninth century

This dissertation seeks to answer two important questions about the reign of Louis the Pious: What was Louis' personal and intellectual conception of the nature of kingship? What political and moral role did his second wife, Judith Augusta, play in support of her husband's position? The au...

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Main Author: Ourand, Jane Swotchak
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1998
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9823763