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Capetian Centralization (1130s)

Type Event Region Western Europe Time 1131–1140

In the 1130s, during Louis VI's late years and the early reign of his son Louis VII, the Capetian dynasty continued and deepened its centralization o…

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  1. 1131–1137Paris · ParisRelying on the royal curia and the seal-document system, Louis VI continuously intervened in succession disputes among magnates, urban liberties, and disputes over church estates, expanding royal arbitral authority in the name of 'maintaining peace.' His intervention in border conflicts between Champagne and Flanders gave Capetian royal power an institutional advantage in the Seine basin.
  2. 1137–1140Aquitaine · Nouvelle-AquitaineAfter Louis VII succeeded to the throne and acquired Aquitaine through marriage, the Capetian royal house's nominal territory expanded greatly. The crown attempted to extend seal administration and curial arbitration to the south, but the differences between southern aristocratic traditions and the northern vassal system gave centralization a different pace north and south.

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