Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
History
Date of Award
8-2016
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
William Douglas Burgess
Committee Members
John Rankin, Brian Maxson
Abstract
This thesis examines the eighth century rise in power of the Carolingian Church and the Carolingian dynasty through an early promise of religious revival, monarchial revival, and increased Papal power. Such aims gained the Carolingians a powerful in the Church. Aided by Boniface (672-754 AD) and the Church, the Carolingians replaced the Merovingians in Francia. In conjunction with this revival, Church scholars dictated a reformation of kingship in treatises called the Speculum Principum. A king’s position became tremulous when they strayed from these rules, as it betrayed their alliance. Ultimately, Louis the Pious (778-840 AD) faced deposition after they disagreed on his appointments and adherence to the ideologies of the Speculum Principum.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Geiter, Steffan James, "The Church, State, and Literature of Carolingian France" (2016). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3076. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3076
Copyright
Copyright by the author.