Primary sourceDocument768 (and other dates)
Privilegia
Charlemagne · 768 (and other dates)
Charters granting privileges to monasteries and churches, issued in Charlemagne's name.
These charters, issued in Charlemagne's name, show him granting and confirming privileges to monasteries as king.
About this source
What it is
This is a collection of Latin charters granting privileges, mostly to monasteries, issued under Charlemagne's authority. One example, dated 768, grants privileges to the monastery of Gorze, confirming earlier arrangements made under his father Pepin and Archbishop Chrodegang of Metz.
The texts are preserved in later printed editions of Charlemagne's official documents.
Why it matters
These charters show how Charlemagne continued and confirmed the policies of his father Pepin, especially support for monasteries. They reveal the alliance between Frankish kings and the Church that helped hold the kingdom together.
Look closer
- Why would a new king bother confirming privileges granted by his father?
- What does the document suggest about the relationship between kings and church leaders?
- What might be left out of a document written to please the Church?
This document is part of the curated material that grounds the AI version of Charlemagne on Humy.ai — when students ask about related events, the AI can quote it and cite it.
More Charlemagne sources
Meet the AI Charlemagne →
BookSecondary source
Vita Karoli Magni
Einhard · c. 817-833
DocumentPrimary source
Royal Frankish Annals
741-829, this manuscript c. 900
Primary source
De litteris colendis
Charlemagne · late 780s-800s
DocumentPrimary source
Admonitio generalis
Charlemagne · 23 March 789
DocumentPrimary source
Capitulare de villis
c. 771-800
Ready when you are
Start chatting with Charlemagne now.
20 messages free · No credit card · Available in 50+ languages.