In theory, there were no legal limits to the monarch’s powe… - Darius von Guttner-Sporzynski

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In theory, there were no legal limits to the monarch’s power over his realm. In practice, however, the king was bound by the laws and customs of the land, and exercising his authority depended on the agreement of France’s elite: the nobility and the clergy.

Darius von Guttner-Sporzynski

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About Darius von Guttner-Sporzynski

Darius von Güttner-Sporzyński is an Australian historian and author specialising in the history of crusades, transmission of ideas, medieval Poland and experiences of the French Revolution. He was elected as the President of the Australian Early Medieval Association in 2015.

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