The Elements of Practical Rulership: Ramon Berenguer I of Barcelona and the Revolt of Mir Geribert
Adam J. Kosto
In 1058, Count Ramon Berenguer I of Barcelona and the Countess Almodis forced submission Mir Geribert, a frontier lord who had been rebelling against comital authority for two decades. The story rebellion details Mir’s capitulation are known principally from single contemporary document nearly 5,000 words. It combines an initial judgment ca. 1052, narrative aftermath, subsequent list complaints Mir, second settlement offer, final agreement. After analysis genre structure document, this article analyzes in detail wide variety ways counts exercised power to suppress rebellion. proposes typology elements practical rulership: people, things, procedures, soft power, norms.
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