Capitulare de villis
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The Capitulare de villis is a Carolingian royal ordinance, traditionally attributed to Charlemagne, that sets out detailed regulations for the management and administration of royal estates in the early Middle Ages.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Capitulare de villis canonical | 1 |
| Carolingian capitularies | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10971389 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Capitulare de villis Context triple: [Admonitio Generalis, relatedTo, Capitulare de villis]
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A.
Capitulary of Quierzy
The Capitulary of Quierzy was a 9th-century decree issued by the Frankish king Charles the Bald that helped shape the development of feudalism in West Francia.
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B.
Privilegium Maius
Privilegium Maius is a forged 14th-century document created to elevate the status and privileges of the Habsburg rulers of Austria within the Holy Roman Empire.
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C.
Dum Diversas
Dum Diversas is a 1452 papal bull issued by Pope Nicholas V that authorized the Portuguese crown to conquer and enslave non-Christian peoples, forming part of the legal and moral framework later associated with the Doctrine of Discovery.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Capitulare de villis Target entity description: The Capitulare de villis is a Carolingian royal ordinance, traditionally attributed to Charlemagne, that sets out detailed regulations for the management and administration of royal estates in the early Middle Ages.
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A.
Capitulary of Quierzy
The Capitulary of Quierzy was a 9th-century decree issued by the Frankish king Charles the Bald that helped shape the development of feudalism in West Francia.
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B.
Privilegium Maius
Privilegium Maius is a forged 14th-century document created to elevate the status and privileges of the Habsburg rulers of Austria within the Holy Roman Empire.
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C.
Dum Diversas
Dum Diversas is a 1452 papal bull issued by Pope Nicholas V that authorized the Portuguese crown to conquer and enslave non-Christian peoples, forming part of the legal and moral framework later associated with the Doctrine of Discovery.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carolingian capitulary
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administrative regulation ⓘ legal text ⓘ royal ordinance ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
administration of royal domains
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agricultural production ⓘ craft production on estates ⓘ estate officials ⓘ forests and woodland use ⓘ livestock management ⓘ management of royal estates ⓘ orchards and gardens ⓘ royal household provisioning ⓘ royal revenues ⓘ storage and accounting of produce ⓘ vineyards and wine production ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition |
early 9th century
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late 8th century ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLatin | Capitulare de villis vel curtis imperii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Carolingian reforms
NERFINISHED
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royal estate policy of Charlemagne ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mentions |
beekeeping
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fruit trees ⓘ horse breeding ⓘ list of plants to be cultivated ⓘ medicinal herbs ⓘ sheep and wool production ⓘ swine herding ⓘ vegetable gardens ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Carolingian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleAuthor | Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| regulates |
collection of rents and dues
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duties of estate stewards ⓘ duties of iudices ⓘ duties of villici ⓘ maintenance of buildings and tools ⓘ record‑keeping on estates ⓘ transport of goods to the royal court ⓘ treatment of dependants and servants ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
agrarian history
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legal history ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
economic history of the early Middle Ages
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history of Carolingian administration ⓘ history of medieval agriculture ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Carolingian capitularies