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Deux comtes au service de Louis le Pieux. Bégon [806–816] et Bérenger [816–835], semper fideles

This paper returns to examining the concept of fidelity, which is central to Carolingian political ideology and relationships within the aristocracy. It looks at the example of Bégon and Bérenger, two faithful followers of Louis the Pious who definitely succeeded one another as heads of the earldom...

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Auteur principal:	Miro, Annick
Format:	Article ou chapitre numérique
Langue:	Français
Publié:	2014
Sujets:	Count of Toulouse Fidelity Monastic Reform Regnum of Aquitaine Reichsaristokratie
Accès en ligne:	Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM

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spelling	cairn-RMA_202_0377RMALe Moyen Âge https://shs.cairn.info/revue-le-moyen-age-2014-2-page-377?lang=fr https://doi.org/10.3917/rma.202.0377 Deux comtes au service de Louis le Pieux. Bégon [806–816] et Bérenger [816–835], semper fideles Miro, Annick2014 Count of ToulouseFidelityMonastic ReformRegnum of AquitaineReichsaristokratiefre Le Moyen Âge \| CXX \| 2 \| 2014-11-06 \| p. 377-417 \| 0027-2841 RMA_20211 This paper returns to examining the concept of fidelity, which is central to Carolingian political ideology and relationships within the aristocracy. It looks at the example of Bégon and Bérenger, two faithful followers of Louis the Pious who definitely succeeded one another as heads of the earldom of Toulouse. It is important to understand the basis of this unfailing fidelity at a time of decreasing fidelity among the powerful. Although family ties and friendship linking these two counts to Louis the Pious partially account for this, the force of the ideology of service, which grew within the entourage of the early Carolingian kings, should not be disregarded. Fidelity was also a way for them to accede to the highest level of power. Indeed, these two counts had considerable responsibility at the heart of the Regnum of Aquitaine as Counts of Toulouse, while having a primary role at court. However, their rise was not only the result of their loyalty, but also of Louis the Pious’s desire to have sufficiently powerful agents to apply his military and religious policy effectively. In this, Louis the Pious showed good, clear political sense. These two counts were particularly active agents in the monastic renewal and the defense of the southern borders of the Kingdom of Aquitaine. For his part, Bérenger contributed to upholding the authority of Louis the Pious in the Midi against the machinations of King Pépin I and Bernard de Septimanie.Cairn free access
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topic	Count of Toulouse Fidelity Monastic Reform Regnum of Aquitaine Reichsaristokratie
spellingShingle	Count of Toulouse Fidelity Monastic Reform Regnum of Aquitaine Reichsaristokratie Miro, Annick Deux comtes au service de Louis le Pieux. Bégon [806–816] et Bérenger [816–835], semper fideles
topic_facet	Count of Toulouse Fidelity Monastic Reform Regnum of Aquitaine Reichsaristokratie
description	This paper returns to examining the concept of fidelity, which is central to Carolingian political ideology and relationships within the aristocracy. It looks at the example of Bégon and Bérenger, two faithful followers of Louis the Pious who definitely succeeded one another as heads of the earldom of Toulouse. It is important to understand the basis of this unfailing fidelity at a time of decreasing fidelity among the powerful. Although family ties and friendship linking these two counts to Louis the Pious partially account for this, the force of the ideology of service, which grew within the entourage of the early Carolingian kings, should not be disregarded. Fidelity was also a way for them to accede to the highest level of power. Indeed, these two counts had considerable responsibility at the heart of the Regnum of Aquitaine as Counts of Toulouse, while having a primary role at court. However, their rise was not only the result of their loyalty, but also of Louis the Pious’s desire to have sufficiently powerful agents to apply his military and religious policy effectively. In this, Louis the Pious showed good, clear political sense. These two counts were particularly active agents in the monastic renewal and the defense of the southern borders of the Kingdom of Aquitaine. For his part, Bérenger contributed to upholding the authority of Louis the Pious in the Midi against the machinations of King Pépin I and Bernard de Septimanie.
author	Miro, Annick
author_facet	Miro, Annick
author_sort	Miro, Annick
title	Deux comtes au service de Louis le Pieux. Bégon [806–816] et Bérenger [816–835], semper fideles
title_short	Deux comtes au service de Louis le Pieux. Bégon [806–816] et Bérenger [816–835], semper fideles
title_full	Deux comtes au service de Louis le Pieux. Bégon [806–816] et Bérenger [816–835], semper fideles
title_fullStr	Deux comtes au service de Louis le Pieux. Bégon [806–816] et Bérenger [816–835], semper fideles
title_full_unstemmed	Deux comtes au service de Louis le Pieux. Bégon [806–816] et Bérenger [816–835], semper fideles
title_sort	deux comtes au service de louis le pieux. bégon [806–816] et bérenger [816–835], semper fideles
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