The Foundations of Royal Power in Early Medieval Germany: Material Resources and Governmental Administration in a Carolingian Successor State

by David S. Bachrach

The Ottonians were the most powerful monarchs in Europe during the tenth and early eleventh century, exercising hegemony in West Francia, Burgundy, and much of Italy in addition to ruling the German realm. Despite their enormous political and military success, however, the foundations of Ottonian royal power remain highly contested and largely misunderstood, with previous scholarship tending to have considered it as depending upon the ability of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783277289
• ISBN13: 9781783277285
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"