La place du testament dans l'économie de la mémoire capétienne à Saint-Denis

The Importance of the Will in the Economy of the Capetian Memorial to Saint Denis The author focuses on the importance of the will in the economy of the Capetian memorial to Saint Denis : indeed the wills of kings and princes make it possible to study their commemorative foundations, from birthday...

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Autore principale: Berné, Damien
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Lingua:Français
Pubblicazione: 2013
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spelling cairn-RMA_191_0011RMALe Moyen Âge https://shs.cairn.info/revue-le-moyen-age-2013-1-page-11?lang=fr https://doi.org/10.3917/rma.191.0011 La place du testament dans l'économie de la mémoire capétienne à Saint-Denis Berné, Damien2013 CapetiansChaplaincyCommemorationSaint DenisWillsfre Le Moyen Âge | CXIX | 1 | 2013-05-16 | p. 11-25 | 0027-2841 RMA_19149 The Importance of the Will in the Economy of the Capetian Memorial to Saint Denis The author focuses on the importance of the will in the economy of the Capetian memorial to Saint Denis : indeed the wills of kings and princes make it possible to study their commemorative foundations, from birthday to chaplaincy, including the keeping of a perpetual lamp, even though these may not be the only documents to refer to for such a study. Philip Augustus created a large enough legacy to maintain twenty monks whose purpose was to pray to the memory of the king ; from Alphonse de Poitiers onwards, the creation of chaplaincies to Saint Denis was the rule – in fact, Capetian wills are characterized by a certain conformity, although there are some changes. In the first half of the 14th Century, the many widows in the family were innovative in organizing the financial autonomy of their foundations, which were no longer based on Treasury income, but were guaranteed by lands donated to the Abbey for this purpose. Nevertheless, the interests of the testators were not always the same as those of the abbot or monks, particularly when the latter became overwhelmed with requests for masses : thus there were tight negotiations between Queen Jeanne d’Evreux and the Abbot of Saint Denis.Cairn free access
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topic Capetians
Chaplaincy
Commemoration
Saint Denis
Wills
spellingShingle Capetians
Chaplaincy
Commemoration
Saint Denis
Wills
Berné, Damien
La place du testament dans l'économie de la mémoire capétienne à Saint-Denis
topic_facet Capetians
Chaplaincy
Commemoration
Saint Denis
Wills
description The Importance of the Will in the Economy of the Capetian Memorial to Saint Denis The author focuses on the importance of the will in the economy of the Capetian memorial to Saint Denis : indeed the wills of kings and princes make it possible to study their commemorative foundations, from birthday to chaplaincy, including the keeping of a perpetual lamp, even though these may not be the only documents to refer to for such a study. Philip Augustus created a large enough legacy to maintain twenty monks whose purpose was to pray to the memory of the king ; from Alphonse de Poitiers onwards, the creation of chaplaincies to Saint Denis was the rule – in fact, Capetian wills are characterized by a certain conformity, although there are some changes. In the first half of the 14th Century, the many widows in the family were innovative in organizing the financial autonomy of their foundations, which were no longer based on Treasury income, but were guaranteed by lands donated to the Abbey for this purpose. Nevertheless, the interests of the testators were not always the same as those of the abbot or monks, particularly when the latter became overwhelmed with requests for masses : thus there were tight negotiations between Queen Jeanne d’Evreux and the Abbot of Saint Denis.
author Berné, Damien
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title La place du testament dans l'économie de la mémoire capétienne à Saint-Denis
title_short La place du testament dans l'économie de la mémoire capétienne à Saint-Denis
title_full La place du testament dans l'économie de la mémoire capétienne à Saint-Denis
title_fullStr La place du testament dans l'économie de la mémoire capétienne à Saint-Denis
title_full_unstemmed La place du testament dans l'économie de la mémoire capétienne à Saint-Denis
title_sort la place du testament dans l'économie de la mémoire capétienne à saint-denis
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