Hincmar et la loi revisited
Philippe Depreux
The way in which Hincmar used legal texts has long attracted the attention of historians, who have however been more interested that were cited than place where them. This article intends to investigate referred Carolingian capitularies his works (a small body this respect). One can see archbishop Rheims adapted audience. He invoked authority chiefly with respect magnates, especially lay ones – beginning kings. Charlemagne and emperor dominated youth, Louis Pious. When he made reference recent law, it was essentially constrain effectively contemporaries, implicated elaboration law since himself laid emphasis on importance consensus. quoting collections could consider as a synthesis secular ecclesiastical law.
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