THE TENTH-CENTURY TRANSFORMATION
Hans Hummer
The political order in early medieval Alsace was transformed the tenth century, when monasteries began to emancipate themselves from lay domination. As case elsewhere east Francia, and Burgundy beyond Frankish kingdom, monastic reform progressed with acquiescence of aristocracy. Later, eleventh popes were able build upon these impulses harness piety unrest redefine relationship between royal ecclesiastical authority. Meanwhile, Vosges – indeed many other regions Francia profoundly shaped by a newly assertive authority administered Ottonian kings, dynasty that succeeded Carolingians Francia. energy not apparent its inception under Henry, duke Saxony, who reputedly ill-fated reign Franconian Conrad, had last Carolingian king east, Louis Child. Henry did successfully organize defences against Magyar raids fashioned system cooperative rule now entrenched regional dukes. For much his reign, left own devices. Partly, this logical outgrowth horizontal rulership he fostered dukes, which meant deference Duke Burchard Swabia, whose sphere influence encompassed southwestern sector realm.
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