Ordinatio Imperii of 817
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The Ordinatio Imperii of 817 was an imperial decree by Louis the Pious that attempted to regulate the succession and unity of the Carolingian Empire among his heirs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ordinatio Imperii of 817 canonical | 3 |
| Capitularies of Louis the Pious | 1 |
| Imperial Ordinance of 817 | 1 |
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Target entity: Ordinatio Imperii of 817 Context triple: [Louis the Pious, notableEvent, Ordinatio Imperii of 817]
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Act of Annates
The Act of Annates was a key English Reformation statute that curtailed payments from English clergy to the Pope, asserting royal control over church revenues and weakening papal authority in England.
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Papal bull Laudabiliter
Papal bull Laudabiliter is a 12th-century papal decree traditionally cited as authorizing King Henry II of England’s lordship over Ireland and shaping subsequent English claims to rule the island.
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Capitulary for Saxony
The Capitulary for Saxony is a set of laws issued by Charlemagne to consolidate Frankish control and enforce Christianization in the newly conquered Saxon territories.
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Constitutions of Melfi
The Constitutions of Melfi were a comprehensive 13th-century legal code for the Kingdom of Sicily that centralized royal authority and became a landmark in the development of medieval European law.
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Concordat of Worms
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ordinatio Imperii of 817 Target entity description: The Ordinatio Imperii of 817 was an imperial decree by Louis the Pious that attempted to regulate the succession and unity of the Carolingian Empire among his heirs.
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A.
Act of Annates
The Act of Annates was a key English Reformation statute that curtailed payments from English clergy to the Pope, asserting royal control over church revenues and weakening papal authority in England.
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B.
Papal bull Laudabiliter
Papal bull Laudabiliter is a 12th-century papal decree traditionally cited as authorizing King Henry II of England’s lordship over Ireland and shaping subsequent English claims to rule the island.
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C.
Capitulary for Saxony
The Capitulary for Saxony is a set of laws issued by Charlemagne to consolidate Frankish control and enforce Christianization in the newly conquered Saxon territories.
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D.
Constitutions of Melfi
The Constitutions of Melfi were a comprehensive 13th-century legal code for the Kingdom of Sicily that centralized royal authority and became a landmark in the development of medieval European law.
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E.
Concordat of Worms
The Concordat of Worms was a 1122 agreement between the Holy Roman Emperor and the papacy that ended the Investiture Controversy by distinguishing between the spiritual and temporal powers in the appointment of bishops.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carolingian capitulary
ⓘ
imperial decree ⓘ succession law ⓘ |
| aim |
preserve unity of the Carolingian Empire
ⓘ
regulate imperial succession ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ordinatio Imperii of 817
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Ordinance of 817
Ordinatio imperii ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Frankish magnates
ⓘ
imperial clergy ⓘ |
| concerns |
Carolingian Empire
ⓘ
imperial succession ⓘ |
| date | 817 ⓘ |
| designatedHeir |
Louis the German
ⓘ
Pepin I of Aquitaine ⓘ
surface form:
Pepin of Aquitaine
|
| designatedRoleForLothair | supreme overlord over brothers ⓘ |
| designatedTitleForLothair | emperor ⓘ |
| dynasticContext | Carolingian dynasty ⓘ |
| excludedFromSuccessionAtTimeOfIssue | Charles the Bald ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent modifications to succession by Louis the Pious ⓘ |
| historicalImpact | contributed to later conflicts among Louis the Pious’s sons ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Frankish traditions of partible inheritance
ⓘ
Roman imperial concepts of unity ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Carolingian Empire ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalForm | ordinatio ⓘ |
| legalStatus | fundamental law for Carolingian succession under Louis the Pious ⓘ |
| mainHeirDesignated | Lothair I ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Aachen ⓘ |
| politicalContext | reign of Louis the Pious ⓘ |
| principle |
indivisibility of the imperial dignity
ⓘ
primacy of the eldest son ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Emperor Louis the Pious
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis the Pious
|
| providedFor |
subkingdom in the East Frankish regions
ⓘ
Duchy of Aquitaine ⓘ
surface form:
subkingdom of Aquitaine
|
| region | Western Europe ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | civil wars in the Carolingian Empire in the 830s ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Treaty of Verdun ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian empire ideology ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Carolingian political history research
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medieval legal history studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Subject: Ordinatio Imperii of 817 Description of subject: The Ordinatio Imperii of 817 was an imperial decree by Louis the Pious that attempted to regulate the succession and unity of the Carolingian Empire among his heirs.
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