Frankish law

Frankish law refers to the law of the Franks in the period from the 5th to the 9th century ( but not the rights of the Frankish legal system from later centuries ).

From the time of the Frankish empire have survived as sources of law: the rights of the people ( Leges Barbarorum ) of the Salian Franks, Rhine Franks and chamavischen francs ( see Chamavi ), and also the king statutes of the Merovingians, and finally the capitularies the Carolingians. In addition there are legal records of the conquered by the Franks tribes, which in turn - less pronounced - contain Frankish law. Traces of Frankish legal thought can be found of course still in the high and late medieval legal sources, as in the law books Sachsenspiegel and Schwabenspiegel and even in the Golden Bull of Charles IV ( in the form of court offices ). Even with the so-called Salic succession, ie with the exclusion of female relatives of ruling dynasties from the throne, Frankish works right away (see: Pact Leg Sal 59, 6. . ).

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Rights of the people of the Franks

  • Salic Law ( 507-511 )
  • Lex Ribuaria (around 613)
  • Lex Francorum Chamavorum ( 802/803 )

Merovingian king statutes

  • Pactus per tenore Pacis (1st half of the 6th century )
  • Edictum Chilperici ( 567-574 )
  • Decretio Childeberti ( 596)
  • Edictum Chlotharii (614 )

Carolingian capitularies

Rights of the people of conquered tribes

Ripuarian Franks Capitulary Carolingian dynasty Order of succession Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde Hubert Mordek
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