Counts and Countship in France, ca. 1050-1200

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Centre for Antique, Medieval and Pre-Modern Studies (CAMPS), National Univ. of Ireland-Galway

Organizer Name

Kimberly A. LoPrete

Organizer Affiliation

National Univ. of Ireland-Galway

Presider Name

George T. Beech

Presider Affiliation

Western Michigan Univ.

Paper Title 1

Count Stephen-Henry of Blois: The Forgotten Years

Presenter 1 Name

Kimberly A. LoPrete

Paper Title 2

Striving for a Comital Title: The Disputed Succession to the County of Guînes, 1137-1142

Presenter 2 Name

Jean-François Nieus

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. de Namur

Paper Title 3

Young Count Henry the Liberal of Champagne

Presenter 3 Name

Theodore Evergates

Presenter 3 Affiliation

McDaniel College

Start Date

11-5-2013 10:00 AM

Session Location

Schneider 1335

Description

This session reflects new approaches to the study of medieval lordship in speakers' recourse to the critical re-examination of narrative chronicles and sealed charters along with revised views of lord-follower relations and inheritance customs. Papers examine how counts reshaped acquired or inherited counties in northern France, with case studies from Blois-Chartres, Champagne, and Guînes in the 11th and 12th centuries.

Kimberly A. LoPrete