Carolingian Legal and Administrative Reforms (Capitularies and Missi Dominici) (c. 780–840)

1. Capitulare de villis drafted for royal estates

   Jan 1, 771Labels: Capitulare de, Royal estates

   • De villis
   • De Villis FR

2. Capitulary of Herstal issued

   Mar 1, 779Labels: Capitulary of, Charlemagne

   • Herstal
   • Britannica

3. Admonitio generalis promulgated

   Mar 23, 789Labels: Admonitio generalis, Charlemagne

   • BnF Commons
   • Admonitio

4. Missi dominici made permanent by 802 reforms

   Jan 1, 802Labels: Missi dominici, 802 reforms

   • Carolingian
   • Missorum

5. General Capitulary of the Missi issued

   Jan 1, 802Labels: Capitulare missorum, Missi dominici

   • Avalon
   • Missorum

6. Diedenhofen (Thionville) capitulary restricts frontier trade

   Dec 1, 805Labels: Diedenhofen capitulary, Frontier trade

   • Diedenhofen
   • De Gruyter

7. Divisio Regnorum succession plan proclaimed

   Feb 6, 806Labels: Divisio Regnorum, Charlemagne

   • Divisio
   • Charles

8. Louis the Pious begins monastic reform program

   Aug 1, 816Labels: Louis the, Monastic reform

   • Aachen synods
   • Institutio

9. Ordinatio Imperii sets imperial succession rules

   Jul 1, 817Labels: Ordinatio Imperii, Louis the

   • Louis
   • Ordinatio

10. Monastic capitulary adopted at Aachen synod

    Jul 10, 817Labels: Monastic capitulary, Aachen synod

    • Aachen synods
    • Institutio

11. Ansegis compiles authoritative capitulary collection

    Jan 31, 827Labels: Ansegis, Collectio capitularium

    • MGH Clavis
    • Capitularia

12. Benedictus Levita forgeries circulate as capitularies

    Jan 1, 847Labels: Benedictus Levita, Forgeries

    • Levita
    • Europeana
    • Pseudo Isidore