The “Aristocratization” of Post-Carolingian Advocacy
This chapter focuses on the evidence for both continuity and change in role of advocate during tenth century. Under Ottonian rulers East Frankish Kingdom, position acquired new prestige, as high-ranking nobles even themselves claimed to be advocates individual monasteries churches. As part this trend, sources increasingly emphasized advocate’s protector ecclesiastical properties. At same time, local continues show closely overseeing property interests churches ways that have clear parallels with eighth- ninth-century from Carolingian empire. further argues was developing organically period scholarly attempts create different categories are misguided. It is precisely because open interpretation were able abuse their positions own profit.
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