Contents Abbreviations..................................................... 7 Illustrations....................................................... 9 Introduction...................................................... 11 Jörg Peltzer Research on the Secular Princes of the Holy Roman Empire: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives.................................... 27 Karl-Heinz Spieß Research on the Ecclesiastical Princes in the Later Middle Ages: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives.................................... 49 Andreas Bihrer Late Medieval German Princes and their Image: Written Records and Avenues of Research............................. 71 Oliver Auge Rank and Status among the English Nobility, c. 1300 1500............... 97 Chris Given-Wilson Sources and Methods: Some Anglo-German Comparisons.............. 119 Nicholas Vincent Research into Medieval English Rolls of Arms: Past, Present and Future............................................ 139 Adrian Ailes Potentialities and Limitations of Medieval Armorials as Historical Source. The Representation of Hierarchy and Princely Rank in Late Medieval Collections of Arms in France and Germany........................... 157 Torsten Hiltmann English Castle-Building............................................ 199 Robert Liddiard Architecture for a New Model of Princely Representation: Operative Factors Triggering the Paradigmatic Shift in German Castle Construction around 1500.......................... 227 Matthias Müller
The Concept of princeps in Late Medieval Political Thought: A Preliminary Survey.............................................. 259 Karl Ubl The Warenne Family and its Status in the Kingdom of England.......... 281 David Crouch Die Markgrafen von Baden: Eine Familie am unteren Rand des Fürstenstandes..................... 309 Heinz Krieg Des comtes devenus rois face au Capétien: maisons de Barcelone et d Anjou aux xii e et xiii e siècles.................. 333 Martin Aurell Index............................................................ 347
Abbreviations A. b. BL BnF CChR, [vol. (years)] CCR [ruler], [vol. (years)] Cod. CP CPR [ruler], [vol. (years)] CRH, [vol. (years)] d. Dig. HRG Inst. LexMA MGH n. N.F. no. N.S. PL PR [regnal year] [ruler] Anmerkung born British Library Bibliothèque nationale de France Calendar of the Charter rolls preserved in the Public Record Office (1226 1516) (6 vols., London, 1895 1920) Calendar of Close Rolls (1272 1485) (44 vols., London, 1892 1954) Corpus iuris civilis, ed. P. Krüger (3 vols., Berlin, 1872 1877), ii, Codex Iustinianus. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, ed. G.E. Cokayne, revised by V. Gibbs et al. (13 vols. in 14, London, 1910 1959) Calendar of Patent Rolls (1232 1509) (52 vols., London, 1891 1916) Close Rolls of the Reign of Henry III (14 vols., London, 1902 1938) died Corpus iuris civilis, ed. P. Krüger/T. Mommsen (3 vols., Berlin, 1872 1877), i, Digesta. Handwörterbuch zur deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (5 vols., Berlin, 1971 1998) Corpus iuris civilis, ed. P. Krüger/T. Mommsen (3 vols., Berlin, 1872 1877), i, Institutiones. Lexikon des Mittelalters (10 vols., Munich, 1980 1999) Monumenta Germaniae Historica note Neue Folge number New Series Patrologia Latina, ed. J.P. Migne (221 vols., Paris, 1844 1865) The Great Roll of the Pipe: Magnum rotulum Scaccarii, vel magnum rotulum pipæ, de anno tricesimo-primo regni Henrici Primi, ed. J. Hunter (Public Records Commis sion) (London 1833); The Great Roll of the
prol. RGA RHF RS Ser. TNA Pipe for the Second, Third and Fourth Years of the Reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1155, 1156, 1157, 1158, ed. J. Hunter (London, 1844); The Great Roll of the Pipe for the Fifth [to Thirty-fourth] Year of the Reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1158 [to 1188] (Pipe Roll Society 1 2, 4 9, 11 13, 15 16, 18 19, 21 22, 25 34, 36, 38) (30 vols., London, 1884 1925); The Great Roll of the Pipe for the Second [to Seventh, Ninth to Tenth] Year of the Reign of King Richard the First, ed. D. Stenton (Pipe Roll Society N.S. 1 3, 5 6, 8 9) (7 vols., London, 1925 1932) prologue Reallexikon der Germanischen Alter tumskunde (35 vols., Berlin, 2 1973 2007) Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France, ed. L. Deslisle et al. (24 vols., Paris, 1869 1904) Rolls Series Series The National Archives (formerly Public Record Office) Biblical Abbreviations: Act. Apost. 1 Ad Cor. Apoc. Deut. Exod. Ezek. Jerem. Marc. Matth. Prov. Acts of the Apostles 1 Corinthians Apocalypse Deuteronomy Exodus Ezekiel Jeremiah Mark Matthew Proverbs
Illustrations Oliver Auge, Late Medieval German Princes and their Image: Written Records and Avenues of Research Figs. 1-3: by permission of the Landeshauptarchiv Schwerin Fig. 4: Martin Heider, Bad Doberan Torsten Hiltmann, Potentialities and Limitations of Medieval Armorials as Historical Source. The Representation of Hierarchy and Princely Rank in Late Medieval Collections of Arms in France and Germany Fig. 1: P. Adam-Even/L. Jéquier, L armorial Wijnbergen, Archives héraldiques suisses, 68 (1954), table 5 Fig. 2: by permission of the BNF, Paris, éditions du Gui 2004 Fig. 3: by permission of the Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen Fig. 4: R. Recht/A. Châtelet, Ausklang des Mittelalters. 1380 1500. Universum der Kunst (Munich, 1989), fig. 127 Robert Liddiard, English Castle-Building Figs. 1-6, 10: Robert Liddiard Figs. 7-9: English Heritage Matthias Müller, Architecture for a New Model of Princely Representation: Operative Factors Triggering the Paradigmatic Shift in German Castle Construction around 1500 Figs. 7, 10, 11, 13 16, 18, 21: Matthias Müller Figs. 4, 8: Stephan Hoppe Figs. 1-3, 5-6, 9, 12, 17, 19-20: Institute of Art History, University of Mainz. David Crouch, The Warenne Family and its Status in the Kingdom of England Fig.1: David Crouch Heinz Krieg, Die Markgrafen von Baden: Eine Familie am unteren Rand des Fürstenstandes Figs. 1-2: Heinz Krieg