Rex scholaribus impendebant: The King's Image as Patron of Learning in Thirteenth Century French and Spanish Chronicles: A Comparative Approach
Manuel Alejandro Rodríguez de la Peña
Philip Augustus and St Louis' role in transforming Paris as the civitas scholarum of Western Christendom was praised by some French royal chroniclers a conscious act for sake wisdom. In reality, Capetian to develop University result difficult com promise between opposite interests. Other were saying same thing at time Spanish kingdom Leon-Castile. We find this topos king rex institutor two most significant chronicles age, even implaus ibility litteratus' image forAlfonso VIII these is patent. This picture idealised wise kings concerned about education provides good point comparison images kingship written during thirteenth century.
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