In the tenth century, Alemannia and Bavaria experienced significant shifts in the structures of lordship and in the relationships between local and central powers. Several churches received increasingly specific royal protections and immunities, which strengthened their jurisdiction and elevated the familia as a central unit of lordship. Meanwhile, the advocates and vassals of bishops and abbots became more prominent in legal and property matters. This analysis begins with the development of royal immunities granted to St. Gall, then examines the role of advocates in the local concentration of property, followed by the growing prominence of church familiae and land exchanges in Salzburg and Freising. The study highlights the layered nature of political and social change in the tenth century and emphasizes the need for further comparative research to better understand post-Carolingian transformations.
University of Passau, Germany - ORCID: 0000-0003-4604-6322
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria - ORCID: 0000-0002-7035-7203
Chapter Title
Local society and central power. Politics and structural change, ninth-tenth centuries. First impressions from St. Gall and Freising
Authors
Thomas Kohl, Bernhard Zeller
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1094-2.16
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Publication Year
2026
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Book Title
Repenser le Xe siècle. États des lieux et perspectives / Ripensare il X secolo. Bilanci e prospettive
Editors
Gianmarco De Angelis, Tiziana Lazzari
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Number of Pages
490
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1094-2
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1093-5
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1094-2
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-1096-6
Series Title
Reti Medievali E-Book
Series ISSN
2704-6362
Series E-ISSN
2704-6079