Victorids
The Victorids (
diocese of Chur
. The family is termed after the continued use of the name Victor.
Rhaetia was a part of the
(the highest judicial function, a Roman title).The founder of the family was
Archdiocese of Milan and towards the Frankish church. The Victorids were thus able to control the old Roman imperial fiscal
lands, the ecclesiastic properties, and the military resources of the region. Under Zacco's successors the offices of duke and praeses were united and eventually the episcopal title was accepted as well.
The Victorids had their hand in the foundation of
Victor III
(died c. 836), who fought against the secular forces seeking to take back power and property from the diocese, but ultimately failed.
Sources
- Schmidhauser, John R. "The European Origins of Legal Imperialism and Its Legacy in Legal Education in Former Colonial Regions." International Political Science Review, Vol. 18, No. 3, Contrasting Political Institutions. Institutions politiques contrastées. (Jul., 1997), pp 337–351.
- "Istorgia ecclesiastica dal Grischun." Lexicon istoric retic.
