medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Let me rephrase that then: I'm interested to know if there were barriers,
real or ideological (perhaps even religious) why physically deformed heirs
of rulers could not succeed them during the Middle Ages. I seem to remember
that priests were not supposed to have physical defects either (whole of
body), but I do not know if this had anythng to do with it. Was it the same
with secular princes, or were there circumstances under which it was
allowed. Or were people not really bothered and could an heir, even if
hunchbacked, succeed his father, as Godfrey the Hunchback, duke of
Lotharingia, did (or might have done) in 1069. Mind you, the first time he
is called this is ca 50 years later, as well as by a contemporary, Lambert
of Hersfeld, who might not have even known or seen him.
I do not think that Tudor propaganda has a part in this.
Henk
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