LEADER 02665 am 22004093u 450 001 9910316448703321 005 20190410 010 $a3-946198-48-1 024 7 $a10.16994/ban 035 $a(CKB)4100000007881615 035 $a(OAPEN)1004806 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007881615 100 $a20190410d|||| uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $auuuuu---auuuu 200 10$aRoyal Power in the Late Carolingian Age 210 $aCologne$cModern Academic Publishing$d2019 215 $a1 online resource (420) 311 $a3-946198-51-1 330 $aThe prevalent image of the late Carolingian age is one of decline and fall. Charles III the Simple?s (893/898?923) rule, which has hardly received any scholarly attention since the late 19th century, is perceived to have been the classic example of this development. Enthroned by rebels as well as cast down by a rebellion he is said to have been a weak ruler, powerless in the face of the ambitions of the nobles of the West Frankish realm. Yet, what do »weak« and »powerless« mean? In modern scholarship, early medieval rule is understood not as a question of command and obedience but as the result of cooperation between rulers and nobles. Thus, royal actions, such as the defence of the realm against the Northmen, interactions with other rulers or in regard to conflicts with or between the nobles, are reflections of the relations between the ruler and the circle of nobles around him. A ruler?s power therefore depended on his ability to integrate the most powerful nobles into his rule, to mediate between their interests and to create consensus over the course of action. Based on this view, a new assessment of Charles the Simple?s rule, the circle of nobles around him, the actions taken by him and thus his royal power is provided in this study, with the rules of his predecessors since the death of Charles the Bald in 877 serving as a basis for comparison. 606 $aEuropean history$2bicssc 606 $aEarly history: c 500 to c 1450/1500$2bicssc 606 $aMedieval history$2bicssc 606 $aRevolutions, uprisings, rebellions$2bicssc 606 $aSocial groups$2bicssc 606 $aPolitical structure & processes$2bicssc 615 7$aEuropean history 615 7$aEarly history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 615 7$aMedieval history 615 7$aRevolutions, uprisings, rebellions 615 7$aSocial groups 615 7$aPolitical structure & processes 700 $aLößlein$b Horst$4aut$0964506 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910316448703321 996 $aRoyal Power in the Late Carolingian Age$92188197 997 $aUNINA