medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Christopher Crockett wrote:
>
> in many dioceses, the _Vicedomnus_ (Fr. Vidame) was an officer of the
> bishop, apparently charged with heading up the "ost" which was assembled
> from those who held land from him in fief and who consequently owed him
> military service.
> the bishop's "ost" would become part of the army of the king or count
> when called upon by the overlord of the bishop for such service.
I'm sure there's a "posse comitatus" joke in there somewhere :-)
> he was therefore usually a layman, and the office was usually hereditary
> (i know nothing about the Vidames of LeMans, but am speaking from the
> Chartrain situation, where the office is tracable from the later 11th c.
> through and beyond the 13th c.).
Far beyond - it became the title of the eldest son of the Ducs de
Saint-Simon, including the diarist.
John Briggs
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