Leudes
Leudes (plural; singular: Leud, Leod ), from Old High German for "people", were originally the main feudal people of the Franks at the time of the Carolingian housekeepers . Only the most respected people, who had made a special contribution to the king, were given a fief. The population residing in the vicinity of the respective fiefdom had to recognize both the king and the Leudes as their lord. As a result, the Leudes became more and more powerful, they voted for the majordomo and helped determine the daily politics.
The Franconian Leudes can be compared with the Frielingen of Saxony, who as "free men" also formed the main tribe of Saxon society, had voting rights and were allowed to carry weapons. Both classes were subordinate to the less free, also called semi-free, Lassen, Laten or Liten , who were farmers who paid interest and had the right to inherit their property. Due to bad harvests, illnesses or armed conflicts, it could happen that the Leudes could no longer hold their land and had to transfer it to the landlord and then slip themselves into the state of Lassen / Laten / Liten.
literature
- Folks . In: Former Academy of Sciences of the GDR, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): German legal dictionary . tape 8 , issue 7/8 (edited by Heino Speer and others). Hermann Böhlaus successor, Weimar 1989, ISBN 3-7400-0096-1 , Sp. 1262–1272 ( adw.uni-heidelberg.de ). - here col. 1262, section I.1.
- Karl Friedrich Becker : Karl Friedrich Becker's world history: -6. th. Middle story. Volume 4. Duncker and Humblot, Princeton University, 1829, pp. 39, 41, 136, 139, 153 ( books.google.de digitized).
- Friedrich Nösselt: Textbook of German history. Volume 1. Fleischer 1828, pp. 124, 125, 131, 139, 136, 151 ( books.google.de digitized version).
Individual evidence
- ↑ L. Peters: About the origin of the Lehnverband. National Library of Netherland, 1831, pages 130, 151, 157 ( books.google.de digitized version)