Sword, Miter, and Cloister

by Bouchard, Constance Brittain

• ISBN13: 9780801475269
• ISBN10: 0801475260
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-30
• Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr

Summary

In Sword, Miter, and Cloister, Constance Brattain Bouchard provides a fresh perspective on social and ecclesiastical life in the High Middle Ages. Drawing on a vast range of primary sources, she reveals the surpassingly close relationship between the nobility and reformed monasteries in Burgundy. By focusing on a region considered to be the heart of aristocratic and monastic Europe during this ear, Bouchard is able to develop themes and reach conclusions that can be applied to much of Europe. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Constance Brattain Bouchard is Distinguished Professor of Medieval History and Chair of the History Department at the University of Akron. Among her many books are Strong of Body, Brave and NOble: Chivalry and Society in Medieval France and Every Valley Shall Be Exalted: The Discourse of Opposites in Twelfth-Century Thought, both from Cornell.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 11
Abbreviations	p. 13
Introduction	p. 23
Leaders of the Church and Leaders of Society	p. 45
Nobel Entry into the Church	p. 46
The Social Origins of Ecclesiastical Leaders	p. 65
Monastic REform and the Nobility	p. 87
The Tenth-Century Background of Reform	p. 90
Monastic Foundations and Reform in Burgundy	p. 102
The Patrons of Monastic Reform	p. 125
Monastic Patronage over the Generations	p. 150
Noble Generosity to Reformed Monasteries	p. 171
Types of Nobel Gifts to Reformed Monasteries	p. 173
The Timing and Location of Gifts	p. 190
Gifts, Claims, and Other Transactions	p. 209
Motivations for Noble Generosity to Reformed Monasteries	p. 225
Conclusions	p. 247
Family Trees	p. 255
The Dukes of Burgundy	p. 257
The Counts of Burgundy and M&ahat;con	p. 261
The Lords of Aigremont and Bourbonne	p. 279
The Counts of Auxois	p. 284
The Lords of B&ahat;gé	p. 287
The Lords of Beaujeu	p. 289
The Lords of Brancion and Uxelles	p. 295
The Counts of Chalon	p. 307
The Lords of Choiseul	p. 314
The Lords of Clefmont	p. 317
The Counts of Dijon and the Lords of Beaumont	p. 319
The Viscounts of Dijon	p. 324
The Lords of Donzy	p. 327
The Lords of Fontaines-lés-Dijon	p. 329
The Lords of Grancey	p. 332
The Lords of Montbard	p. 334
The Lords of Montréal	p. 338
The Counts of Nevers, Auxerre, and Tonnerre	p. 340
The Lords of Saulx	p. 351
The Lords of Seignelary	p. 355
The Lords of Semur	p. 357
The Lords of Sexfontaines	p. 361
The Lords of Sombernon	p. 363
The Lords of Tilch&ahat;tel	p. 366
The counts of Tonnerre	p. 369
The Lords of Toucy	p. 372
The Lords of Vergy	p. 375
The Lords of Vignory	p. 379
The Burgundian Bishops	p. 385
The Bishops of Autun	p. 386
The Bishops of Auxerre	p. 387
The Bishops of Chalon	p. 391
The Bishops of Langres	p. 393
The Bishops of M&ahat;con	p. 398
The Bishops of Nevers	p. 400
The Burgundian Abbots	p. 402
The Abbots of Auberive	p. 402
The Abbots of Beaulieu	p. 403
The Abbots of Béze	p. 403
The Abbots of La Bussiére	p. 405
The Abbots of C&ihat;teaux	p. 405
The Abbots of Clairvux	p. 408
The Abbots of Cluny	p. 410
The Abbots of La Cr&ehat;te	p. 413
The Abbots of La Ferté-sur-Grosne	p. 414
The Abbots of Flavigny	p. 414
The Abbots of Fontenary	p. 416
The Abbots of Longué	p. 417
The Abbots of Maiziéres	p. 418
The Abbots of Molesme	p. 419
The Abbots of Morimond	p. 421
The Abbots of Pontigny	p. 422
The Abbots of Qunicy	p. 423
The Abbots of Reigny	p. 424
The Abbots of St.-Bénigne of Dijon	p. 424
The Abbots of St.-Germain of Auxerre	p. 426
The Abbots of St.-Seine	p. 428
The Abbots of Tournus	p. 429
The Abbots of Vézelay	p. 430
Printed Sources	p. 433
Selection Bibliography	p. 440
Index	p. 451
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