Making the Holy Roman Empire Holy - Frederick Barbarossa, Saint Charlemagne and the Sacrum Imperium

"This book analyses the so-called sacralisation of the Holy Roman Empire during the reign of Frederick Barbarossa in the twelfth century, when the Empire's most commonly known name became popular. Innovative and comprehensive, it will interest scholars of the Middle Ages, specifically those interested in art, political, and ideological history"--

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Sacrum imperium: Lombard Influence and the Sacralisation of the State in the mid-Twelfth Century (1125-1167); 2. Sacrum imperium II: The Barometer of Lombard Influence at Court (1167-1190); 3. The Cult of Charlemagne from His Death to the Accession of Frederick Barbarossa (814-1152); 4. The Canonisation of Charlemagne in 1165; 5. The Barbarossaleuchter: Imperial Monument and Pious Donation; 6. The Reliquary Shrine of Saint Charlemagne: The High Point of the Sacrum imperium?; Conclusion.

About the author

Vedran Sulovsky is the first Saunders Research Fellow in History at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, and the recipient of the Göppinger Stauferpreis for 2023. This is his first book.

Summary

This book analyses the so-called sacralisation of the Holy Roman Empire during the reign of Frederick Barbarossa in the twelfth century, when the Empire's most commonly known name became popular. Innovative and comprehensive, it will interest scholars of the Middle Ages, specifically those interested in art, political, and ideological history.

Product details

• Authors: Vedran Sulovsky, Vedran (University of Cambridge) Sulovsky
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2024
• EAN: 9781009203487
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0920348-7
• No. of pages: 398
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; European History, RELIGION / History, HISTORY / Europe / Western, History of Religion, Holy Roman Empire, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Central Europe, Western Europe, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Western Continental Europe