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The Foundations of Medieval Papal Legation AlsobyKristonR.Rennie LAWANDPRACTICEINTHEAGEOFREFORM:TheLegatineWorkofHughof Die(1073–1106) THECOLLECTIOBURDEGALENSIS:AStudyandRegisterofanEleventh-Century CanonLawCollection The Foundations of Medieval Papal Legation Kriston R. Rennie SeniorLecturerinMedievalHistory,UniversityofQueensland,Australia ©KristonR.Rennie2013 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2013 978-1-137-26493-0 Allrightsreserved.Noreproduction,copyortransmissionofthis publicationmaybemadewithoutwrittenpermission. Noportionofthispublicationmaybereproduced,copiedortransmitted savewithwrittenpermissionorinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthe Copyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988,orunderthetermsofanylicence permittinglimitedcopyingissuedbytheCopyrightLicensingAgency, SaffronHouse,6–10KirbyStreet,LondonEC1N8TS. Anypersonwhodoesanyunauthorizedactinrelationtothispublication maybeliabletocriminalprosecutionandcivilclaimsfordamages. 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AcatalogrecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheLibraryofCongress. For Megan, Jude, Felix (Bertie), and Tess. My inspiration for going to work; my reason for coming home. This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgements viii ListofAbbreviations x 1 TheConceptofLegation 1 2 TheoriesofLegation 20 3 EarlyCategoriesandUses 37 4 TowardsStandardization 65 5 OnBecomingLegate 88 6 TheRightofLegation 102 7 LegatesandCouncils 120 8 TheGrowthofLegation 154 9 ANewEra 170 Notes 175 Bibliography 213 Index 228 vii Acknowledgements I’ve been obsessed with papal legates for more than a decade now. So much so, in fact, that most of my early career has dealt in one way or another with this ecclesiastical office, its incumbents, and its practical application by medieval popes. Until recently, my interest had centred predominantly on the eleventh and twelfth centuries. However, ever sincethebirthofmydoctoralresearch,theseedsforamoreambitious project had been sprouting in my mind. Over the years, I’d become increasingly frustrated by the lack of a solid monograph on the sub- jectrelatingtotheearlyMiddleAges,alacunaofhistoricalresearchthat partly inspired the present book. But, like most historians of the High MiddleAges,Iwasinitiallyhesitanttoabandonfamiliarterrainforthe unknown.Fortunately,theprospectofdiscoverysoonallayedmyfears andenticedmetoinvestigateaneven-deeperpast. As with the development of any project, I’ve become indebted to a number of friends, colleagues, peers, and institutions throughout this book’s construction. For their efforts in making available what schol- arship does exist on the subject, I am grateful to the staff of the SocialScienceandHumanitiesLibraryattheUniversityofQueensland, Australia.MuchofthisbookwasresearchedandwrittenfromAustralia, where access to digital and open-access collections and inter-library loans enabled me to advance my research at a steady pace. The pol- ishing and sharpening of my arguments, however, is another matter entirely.Theuninterruptedresearchtimenecessaryformyideastocoa- lesce took place during (and with the help of) a Visiting Fellowship at Clare Hall, Cambridge in 2012. Along with my family, I enjoyed six months in England and benefited greatly from the people, intel- lectuallifestyle,andresourcesthere.Duringthisunadulteratedresearch period,moreover,Iwaskindlyinvitedtopresentsomeofmyworktothe ZürcherAusspracheabendefürRechtsgeschichteattheUniversityofZurich, Switzerland, the Medieval and Early Modern Culture Research Seminar at the University of Southampton, UK, and the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Bergen, Norway. All of these forums and their par- ticipants helped clarify, refine, and strengthen some previously muddy ideas. For these unique and memorable experiences, I must thank the viii Acknowledgements ix respective organizers and hosts: Professor Dr Andreas Thier, Professor PeterClarke,andProfessorLeidulfMelve. Aside from the institutions and resources that made this book possi- ble,momentumforitssuccessfulcompletionwasaidedconsiderablyby conversationswithcolleaguesintheSchoolofHistory,Philosophy,Reli- gionandClassicsattheUniversityofQueensland,inadditiontofriends and peers at various medieval conferences and congresses. To claim that these discussions influenced my thinking would be an under- statement. For their valuable feedback on individual chapters, I am extremelygratefultoStevenA.Schoenig,S.J.(UniversityofSaintLouis), BronwenNeil(AustralianCatholicUniversity),ClaudiaZey(University ofZurich),JohnOtt(PortlandStateUniversity),MartinBrett(University ofCambridge),andRobertSomerville(ColombiaUniversity)–generous scholarswhowillinglyandunhesitatinglyofferedtheirtimeandexper- tisetohelpimprovethisbook’sargument.Iamevenmoregrateful(once again!) to Kate Cushing (Keele University), who despite being on leave volunteered to read the manuscript in its entirety. As always, her feed- back has been integral to the final product, which is much improved thankstoherfineeyefordetail. Tothisgreathostofpeople,nottomentiontheanonymousreviewers ofmyinitialproposalanditsfinalmanuscript,andofcourse,tomyown family,Ioweagreatdealofappreciation.Onthislatterandfinalpoint, it seems strange to say that my wife and kids did not suffer through this book’s development, but rather benefited throughout its making fromseeingnewpartsoftheworldandtheirfather/husbandmoreoften than usual. (Then again, maybe they did suffer after all!) This book is dedicatedtothem.
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