The Power to Pardon in Medieval and Early Modern Christian Europe
In medieval and early modern Christian Europe, the power to exercise pardon over rigor of justice was one of the strongest manifestations of sovereignty and, as such, it was almost ubiquitous. For merciful rulers, pardoning was a means to enforce peace and assert the supremacy of their judicial auth...
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| description | In medieval and early modern Christian Europe, the power to exercise pardon over rigor of justice was one of the strongest manifestations of sovereignty and, as such, it was almost ubiquitous. For merciful rulers, pardoning was a means to enforce peace and assert the supremacy of their judicial authority, whereas for subjects, it was primarily a way to save their lives and escape punishment, often at a lower cost than other mitigating practices. Studying the predominant role of pardon in medieval and early modern societies, this collective volume examines how pardons operated within complex legal systems marked by a plurality of legal orders, where various means of conflict resolution coexisted and litigants had to navigate multiple levels of authorities. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1688992025-11-20T05:14:06Z The Power to Pardon in Medieval and Early Modern Christian Europe Ludwig, Ulrike Verreycken, Quentin Sovereignty Mercy Solomon Early Modern Russia Peasants' War of 1525 Portugal Ancien Régime Spain Dijon Habsburg Low Countries Electoral Saxony Legal History thema EDItEUR::L Law::LA Jurisprudence and general issues::LAZ Legal history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history::NHDJ European history: medieval period, middle ages thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRM Christianity::QRMF Christianity: sacred texts and revered writings::QRMF1 Bibles::QRMF12 Old Testaments In medieval and early modern Christian Europe, the power to exercise pardon over rigor of justice was one of the strongest manifestations of sovereignty and, as such, it was almost ubiquitous. For merciful rulers, pardoning was a means to enforce peace and assert the supremacy of their judicial authority, whereas for subjects, it was primarily a way to save their lives and escape punishment, often at a lower cost than other mitigating practices. Studying the predominant role of pardon in medieval and early modern societies, this collective volume examines how pardons operated within complex legal systems marked by a plurality of legal orders, where various means of conflict resolution coexisted and litigants had to navigate multiple levels of authorities. 2025-11-19T05:11:17Z 2025-11-19T05:11:17Z 2025-11-18T11:48:08Z 2025 book ONIX_20251118T124429_9783412533861_3 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/108111 9783412533861 9783412533854 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/168899 eng Einheit und Vielfalt im Recht / Legal Unity and Pluralism open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/108111/1/9783412533861.pdf Brill Böhlau Verlag Köln 10.7788/9783412533861 10.7788/9783412533861 33fecb33-e7c4-4fc8-96b0-7ba2fccafba9 9783412533861 9783412533854 Böhlau Verlag Köln 295 Köln, Weimar open access |
| spellingShingle | Sovereignty Mercy Solomon Early Modern Russia Peasants' War of 1525 Portugal Ancien Régime Spain Dijon Habsburg Low Countries Electoral Saxony Legal History thema EDItEUR::L Law::LA Jurisprudence and general issues::LAZ Legal history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history::NHDJ European history: medieval period, middle ages thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRM Christianity::QRMF Christianity: sacred texts and revered writings::QRMF1 Bibles::QRMF12 Old Testaments The Power to Pardon in Medieval and Early Modern Christian Europe |
| title | The Power to Pardon in Medieval and Early Modern Christian Europe |
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| title_short | The Power to Pardon in Medieval and Early Modern Christian Europe |
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| topic | Sovereignty Mercy Solomon Early Modern Russia Peasants' War of 1525 Portugal Ancien Régime Spain Dijon Habsburg Low Countries Electoral Saxony Legal History thema EDItEUR::L Law::LA Jurisprudence and general issues::LAZ Legal history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history::NHDJ European history: medieval period, middle ages thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRM Christianity::QRMF Christianity: sacred texts and revered writings::QRMF1 Bibles::QRMF12 Old Testaments |
| topic_facet | Sovereignty Mercy Solomon Early Modern Russia Peasants' War of 1525 Portugal Ancien Régime Spain Dijon Habsburg Low Countries Electoral Saxony Legal History thema EDItEUR::L Law::LA Jurisprudence and general issues::LAZ Legal history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history::NHDJ European history: medieval period, middle ages thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRM Christianity::QRMF Christianity: sacred texts and revered writings::QRMF1 Bibles::QRMF12 Old Testaments |
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