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- Title
The Illusion of Royal Power in the Carolingian Annals.
- Authors
McKitterick, Rosamond
- Abstract
Assesses the validity of the claims in the eighth-century Frankish narrative sources in relation to the attribution of royal power and the Pope's role and their implications for modern historians' understanding of Carolingian royal power. Details on the three earliest accounts of Pippin III's usurpation of the Frankish throne in 751; Current opinion on the dating of the accounts; Role of Pope Stephen of Rome in the support of Carolingian royal power.
- Subjects
CAROLINGIANS; POPES; CAROLINGIAN rule, Italy, 774-887; ROYAL succession; HISTORY
- Publication
English Historical Review, 2000, Vol 115, Issue 460, p1
- ISSN
0013-8266
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/enghis/115.460.1