The Concept of Kingship in the ‘Book of Emperors’ (‘Kaiserchronik’)
Kingship has always been conceived to be either the totality of royal functions or the art and science of discharging them well. If we attempt to narrow down specifically medieval kingship a bit more, we find that its conception had more to do with the monarch's will and his faith in the right...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Cambridge University Press
1971
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Traditio
Année: 1971, Volume: 27, Pages: 205-230 |
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| Résumé: | Kingship has always been conceived to be either the totality of royal functions or the art and science of discharging them well. If we attempt to narrow down specifically medieval kingship a bit more, we find that its conception had more to do with the monarch's will and his faith in the right things, while conversely it had a shade less to do with his knowledge than did ancient and early modern kingship; however, there is every reason to minimize this distinction, since medieval kings were very well supposed to be wise, or well advised on pertinent matters, or, preferably, both. The total being of the medieval king was so nearly identical with the royal office that in the Middle Ages the question ‘What are the functions of the king?’ is really the more simple question ‘Who is the king?’ If the man looked at is a true king, his functions — his practice of kingship — will follow as a matter of course. |
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| ISSN: | 2166-5508 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Traditio
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0362152900005328 |