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Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald (french: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), king of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). After a ser ...
and his half-brother
Lothar
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to maintain the peace. In a conference of Charles and Lothar at Valenciennes in 853, the
''missi'' iterally, the sent oneswere re-established after a long hiatus. Lothar recommended that peace and justice be secured by sending out ''missi'' to enforce the laws and help keep the peace. The Diet of Servais confirmed the decisions arrived at during the conference. The Capitulary of Servais was enacted by Charles in November 853 dividing the Franco-Burgundian portion of Charles’ realm into twelve districts (''missatica'') to enforce the measures of this agreement. According to Nelson, the twelve ''missicati'' and associated ''missi'' were:
* ''Missaticum'' 1: Rheims, Voncq, Perthes, Bar-le-Duc, Chanzy, Vertus, Binson, Tardenois
* ''Missi'': Bishop
Hincmar
Hincmar (; ; la, Hincmarus; 806 – 21 December 882), archbishop of Reims, was a Frankish jurist and theologian, as well as the friend, advisor and propagandist of Charles the Bald. He belonged to a noble family of northern Francia.
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* ''Missaticum'' 2: Laon, Porcien, Soissons, Orxois, Valnis
* ''Missi'': Bishop
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* ''Missaticum'' 3: Noyon, Vermandois, Arras, Courtrai, Flanders, the counties of
Engelram and the counties of Waltcaud
* ''Missi'': Bishop
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* ''Missaticum'' 4: The counties of Berengar, Engiscalc, Gerard and the counties of
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* Reginar II, Count of Hainaut (c. 890–932)
* Reginar III, Count of Hainaut (c. 920–973)
* Reginar IV, Count of Mons (c. 950–1013)
* Reginar V, Count of Mons (c. 995–1039)
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* ''Missi'': Bishop Folcuin
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], Adalgar, Engiscalc and Berengar
* ''Missaticum'' 5: Paris, Meaux, Senlis, Vexin, Beauvais, Vendcuil
* ''Missi'': Abbot Louis [of St-Denis], Bishop Erminfridus [of Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Beauvais, Beauvais], Ingilwin, Gotselm
* ''Missaticum'' 6: Rouen, Talau, Vimeu, Poitnieu, Amiens
* ''Missi'': Bishop Paul
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* ''Missi'': Bishop Airard [of Ancient_Diocese_of_Lisieux">Lisieux
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], Abbot Theuderic [of Jumièges_Abbey, Jumiéges], Herloin, Harduin
* ''Missaticum'' 8: Le Mans, Angers, Tours, Corbonnais, Sées
* ''Missi:'' Bishop Dodo [of Angers], Robert and Osbert
* ''Missaticum'' 9: Blois, Orléans, Vendôme, Chartres, Dreux, Chateaudun, Evreux, Arpajon, Poissy, Mardie
* ''Missi'': Bishop Bouchard
Chartres
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* ''Missaticum'' 10: Troyes, Gatinais, Melun, Provins, Arcis-sur-Aube, Brienne
* ''Missi'': Wenilo_(archbishop_of_Sens), Bishop Wenilo [of Sens], Odo I, Count of Troyes, Odo
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* ''Missaticum'' 11: Counties of Milo and counties of Isembard, namely Autun, Macon, Chalon, [land of] Chattuarii, Tonnerre, Beaune, Deusme, the county of Attela, and the county of Romold
* ''Missi'': Theutbald_I_(bishop_of_Langres), Bishop Theutbald [of Langres], Bishop Jonas [of Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Autun, Autun], Abbot Abbo, and Daddo
* ''Missicatum'' 12: Nevers, Auxerre, Avallon
* ''Missi'': Hugh, Gozso (or Cozso), Nibelung.
See also
Capitularies of Charles the Bald The Capitularies of Charles the Bald represent a series of acts implemented by King Charles to decide and promulgate laws governing public affairs. Capitularies were used extensively by the Merovingian and Carolingian rulers (see the Capitularies ...
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Sources
*Nelson, Janet Laughland, ''Charles the Bald'', Longman Press, 1992
*Thompson, James Westfall, ''The Decline of the Missi Dominici in Frankish Gaul'', University of Chicage Press, 190
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