HIST-1106EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Accursius, Capitulary, Imperium
13 Nov 2020
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Beginning in the 6th century, the merovingian franks, and after that the carolingian. Franks, succeeded in subjugating other germanic tribal kingdoms. In 774, charlemagne overthrew the kingdom of the longobards. His kingdom then comprised a large part of the present-day france, netherlands, belgium and germany as far as the elbe, switzerland, In the year 800, charlemagne was crowned emperor in rome by. From that time on, the carolingian kingdom was considered to be the continuation of the roman empire in the west. The year 800 marked the beginning of an extraordinary cooperation between church and emperor, one which had a major impact on the development of the ius commune. The german tribal kings were considered first among their equals. This meant that they did not have what we would refer to as legislative power. The imperial power of charlemagne was of an entirely different order. Through the pope, he received his authority directly from.
