The divorce of King Lothar and Queen Theutberga : Hincmar of Rheims's De divortio / translated and annotated by Rachel Stone and Charles West.

• Machine generated contents note: Hincmar of Rheims, De divortio.

• In the mid-ninth century, Francia was rocked by the first royal divorce scandal of the Middle Ages: the attempt by King Lothar II of Lotharingia to rid himself of his queen, Theutberga and remarry. Even 'women in their weaving sheds' were allegedly gossiping about the lurid accusations made. Kings and bishops from neighbouring kingdoms, and several popes, were gradually drawn into a crisis affecting the fate of an entire kingdom. This is the first professionally published translation of a key source for this extraordinary episode: Archbishop Hincmar of Rheims's De divortio Lotharii regis et Theutbergae reginae. This text offers eye-opening insight both on the political wrangling of the time and on early medieval attitudes towards magic, penance, gender, the ordeal, marriage, sodomy, the role of bishops, and kingship. The translation includes a substantial introduction and annotations, putting the case into its early medieval context and explaining Hincmar's sometimes-dubious methods of argument. 

Ämnesord

Karolinger  (sao)

Divorce (Canon law)  (LCSH)

Carolingians  -- History. (LCSH)

Divorce  -- Law and legislation -- France -- Lorraine -- History -- To 1500. (LCSH)

Carolingians.  (fast)

Divorce.  (fast)

Divorce (Canon law)  (fast)

Divorce  -- Law and legislation. (fast)

Skilsmässa  -- juridik och lagstiftning -- historia (sao)

Carolingians  (LCSH)

France  -- History -- To 987. (LCSH)

France  -- Lorraine. (fast)

Frankrike  -- Lorraine (sao)

800-talet  (sao)

To 1500  (fast)

Genre

History.  (fast)

Personnamn

Lothair II, King of Lorraine, approximately 825-869 -- Divorce.

Theutberga, Queen, consort of Lothair II, King of Lorraine, active 855-869 -- Divorce.

Lothar II, kung av Lorraine, 825-869

Teutberga, drottning av Lorraine, -875

Klassifikation

KBR3901 (LCC)

DC655.2 (LCC)

DD3.M8 (LCC)

944.38014 (DDC)

Kj (kssb/8 (machine generated))