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Deus miraculose nobis tradiderit imperium Romanum: Conquering, Inventing, and Negotiating Kingship in the Latin Empire of Constantinople (circa 1200–1230)

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After the capture of Constantinople by the armies of the Fourth Crusade in 1204, the conquerors elected a new emperor to rule them. This paper aims at studying the relationships between this emperor and various collective institutions such as assemblies, parliaments and councils, which were frequently organised by the Latins in order to take decisions. I argue that political practice in the new Latin Empire of Constantinople was built on the fundamental principle of sharing power between the emperor and these collective institutions. A close reading of Geoffroy of Villehardouin's chronicle from a lexicographical point of view will show that this negotiation system was by no means a sign of political weakness on the part of Latin lords but a standard way of doing politics. Furthermore, by analysing the Latin Empire's constitutional treatises, we will see that this political concept of sharing power kept vivid a sense of public authority besides the traditional feudal paradigm built on private links. Actually, the emperor and the collective institutions were part of an imperial structure, and this imperium bound its subjects to public obedience. Lastly, this paper will focus on various strategies employed by the Latin Emperor in order to overtake the collective institutions and establish his own autocratic authority. This mix of public and private obedience created complex political configurations and structured aristocratic relationships in the Latin Empire.

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hal-05219919 , version 1 (23-08-2025)
hal-05219919 , version 2 (12-03-2026)

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Simon Hasdenteufel. Deus miraculose nobis tradiderit imperium Romanum: Conquering, Inventing, and Negotiating Kingship in the Latin Empire of Constantinople (circa 1200–1230). Sven Jaros; Eric Böhme; Marie Ulrike Jaros; Stefan Magnussen; Wolfgang Huschner. Changes of Monarchical Rule in the Late Middle Ages / Monarchische Herrschaftswechsel des Spätmittelalters, De Gruyter, pp.303-324, 2024, Europa im Mittelalter, 9783111218083. ⟨10.1515/9783111218083-015⟩. ⟨hal-05219919v1⟩
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