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Carloman was one of only two Carolingian kings of Italy—his brother and successor Charles being the other—who did not issue a capitulary at the beginning of his reign in order to proclaim his legitimacy and affirm his keeping to traditions of good government.
No capitularies exist in their original form, and it is necessary to study copies or copies of copies that often contain numerous errors. For this reason it is often difficult to make an absolute determination of their nature. The Carolingians did not legislate according to a fixed system, and the
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
There are some extant capitularies from the time of Carloman and Pippin III, but the main body comes from the period of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious. After the division of 843 there were no more capitularies in the East Frankish kingdom, or in the realm of Lothair I , except for Italy where they continued until the late 9th century (a.d. 898).
Capitulary. A capitulary ( Medieval Latin capitulare [1]) was a series of legislative or administrative acts emanating from the Frankish court of the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties, especially that of Charlemagne, the first emperor of the Romans in the west since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the late 5th century.
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Mar 25, 2019 · Co-rule with Carloman was far from harmonious as Charlemagne favored direct action in dealing with difficulties while his brother seems to have been less decisive. The first test of their rule was the rebellion of the province of Aquitaine, which Pepin had subdued, in 769. Charlemagne favored a military campaign, which Carloman did not support.
Charlemagne is known for his many reforms, including the economy, education, and government administration. Charlemagne’s rule spurred the Carolingian Renaissance, a period of energetic cultural and intellectual activity within the Western church. Charlemagne took a serious interest in scholarship, promoting the liberal arts at the court ...
