Between consensus and fidelitas. Political elites in the Frankish-German realm (02)

• Subject Area: Medieval History
• Term: from 2016 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 257731206

The sub-project examines the mutual dependency between ruler and political elites in the Frankish-German realm from Carolingian times up to the 12th century especially addressing the tensions arising from the fact that members of the elite – both secular and ecclesiastic – participated in royal Herrschaft, e.g. as counsellors and at the same time could wield Herrschaft themselves, often in a regional context. Thereby the project aims to further hone research concepts such as ‘Fürstenverantwortung’ and ‘Consensual Rule’.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1167: Macht and Herrschaft – Premodern Configurations in a Transcultural Perspective
• Applicant Institution: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Matthias Becher, since 7/2020; Dr. Linda Dohmen, since 7/2020