Tithes in the Long 10<sup>th</sup> Century
Steffen Patzold
Abstract This article explores the question of how tithing rights in dioceses Freising and Mâcon developed between ninth eleventh centuries. I argue contrary to previous research that these two dioceses, tithes at local churches did not fall into hands laity already Carolingian period, based on ideas ‘Eigenkirchenrecht’. Instead, we can observe how, from later century onwards, bishops themselves detached baptismal allocated them other, minor churches, foster economically. In course tenth century, then also gave – without any church laymen, first usually context exchanges. second half documents diocese Mâcon, lay were presented as a sinful result alienation; they ‘returned’ cathedral ( or bought back by ). this, however, actually had been now passed chapter bishop.
Frühmittelalterliche Studien