Potestas
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Potestas is a
Origin of the concept
The idea of potestas originally referred to the power, through
Potestas strongly contrasts with the power of the
Evolution of the concept in the Middle Ages
After the
As the effective power of the Holy Roman Empire declined, kingdoms asserted their own independence.[citation needed] One way to do this was to claim that the king had, in his kingdom, the same power as the emperor in the empire, and so the king assumed the attributes of potestas.[citation needed]
The concept of plena in re potesta was often used in 13th-century Europe, of ownership as being "in full power" to do what one likes with one's property.[3] The use of the dogma was also used by Edward I. Although its ultimate use is ambiguous, it was used to give to parliament representatives the authority of making choices in parliament (full powers). This, in turn, helped Edward I coerce shire representatives to grant taxes.[4]
Podestà
In some of the
References
- ^ J. H. Robinson, Readings in European History, (Boston: Ginn, 1905), pp. 72–73
- ^ Uta-Renate Blumenthal, The Investiture Controversy: Church and Monarchy from the Ninth to the Twelfth Century (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1988).
- ^ Edge Learning Media | https://edgelearningmedia.com/2018/09/27/plena-re-potestas/
- OCLC 476492272.
See also
- Jurisprudence – Theoretical study of law
- Edict – Announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism
- Tribune – Elected Roman officials