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'Regnum in se divisum. Towards a synthesis of the political culture of the Piast dynasty during the period of territorial disintegration (13th century)" This study is an attempt at identifying the key elements of the political culture of... more
'Regnum in se divisum. Towards a synthesis of the political
culture of the Piast dynasty during the period of territorial disintegration (13th century)"
This study is an attempt at identifying the key elements of the political culture of the time from the perspective of their originality and imitativeness. The first part is focused on the issue of defining the position of dukes using categories of widely understood
honour and on the concepts of equality, freedom, and the equality of the legal status, determining the rights of male members of the dynasty in relation to each other. Their analysis leads to the conclusion that in the 13th century the Piasts did not recognize any formal hierarchy within the dynasty, apart from generational seniority, understood more as a formality. They fully respected the right to rule of other Piast branches
in their hereditary lands, although the conflict over power in Greater Poland after Władysław III’s death constituted an exception to that rule. The second part of the article is devoted to family strategies of the Piasts, which guaranteed the dynasty’s cohesion despite its many branches, for example the matrimonial strategies (especially
endogamous marriages), relations of artificial kinship (adoptions and baptismal adoptions), the issue of dynastic divisions within the regions and ways of preventing them, and finally the dynastic naming patterns and strategies.
culture of the Piast dynasty during the period of territorial disintegration (13th century)"
This study is an attempt at identifying the key elements of the political culture of the time from the perspective of their originality and imitativeness. The first part is focused on the issue of defining the position of dukes using categories of widely understood
honour and on the concepts of equality, freedom, and the equality of the legal status, determining the rights of male members of the dynasty in relation to each other. Their analysis leads to the conclusion that in the 13th century the Piasts did not recognize any formal hierarchy within the dynasty, apart from generational seniority, understood more as a formality. They fully respected the right to rule of other Piast branches
in their hereditary lands, although the conflict over power in Greater Poland after Władysław III’s death constituted an exception to that rule. The second part of the article is devoted to family strategies of the Piasts, which guaranteed the dynasty’s cohesion despite its many branches, for example the matrimonial strategies (especially
endogamous marriages), relations of artificial kinship (adoptions and baptismal adoptions), the issue of dynastic divisions within the regions and ways of preventing them, and finally the dynastic naming patterns and strategies.
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"Saint Adalbert's fingerprints.
Canonical collection
of the Manuscript Heiligenkreuz 217
iand pastoral practice
of the Prague Bishop
at the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries.
Canonical collection
of the Manuscript Heiligenkreuz 217
iand pastoral practice
of the Prague Bishop
at the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries.
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mediaeval monarchy
Research Interests: Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Medieval Church History, Early Medieval History, Kingship (Medieval History), and 8 moreKingship and systems of rule, Medieval Political Thought, Kings and kingship in 1st Millennium, Kingship, Medieval Political Philosophy, Sacred and divine kingship, Medieval Law, Medieval Politics, and Medieval Political Theology
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Migration – protection – assimilation Lusatian Schliebens in the Czech political elite in the 13th century The article offers a prosopographic analysis of one of the immigrant German knightly families settled in Bohemia since the... more
Migration – protection – assimilation
Lusatian Schliebens in the Czech political elite in the 13th century
The article offers a prosopographic analysis of one of the immigrant German knightly families settled in Bohemia since the beginning of the 13th century, the Lusatian Schliebens, who were until recently considered Czech by the researchers. In the first half of the 13th century, they rose to social prominence and became members of the Czech noble elite. Their example reflects the possible ways to material and political significance of foreign knights under the rule of the last Premyslides.
Lusatian Schliebens in the Czech political elite in the 13th century
The article offers a prosopographic analysis of one of the immigrant German knightly families settled in Bohemia since the beginning of the 13th century, the Lusatian Schliebens, who were until recently considered Czech by the researchers. In the first half of the 13th century, they rose to social prominence and became members of the Czech noble elite. Their example reflects the possible ways to material and political significance of foreign knights under the rule of the last Premyslides.