Blood court at Cannstatt
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The blood court at Cannstatt (Blutgericht
zu Cannstatt) took place as Carloman
in 746
invited all nobles of the Alamanni
to a council at Cannstatt. According to the annals of Metz, the annales Petaviani and an account by Childebrand
, Carloman arrested several thousand noblemen and executed them for high treason. This ended the independence of the duchy of Alemannia, which after this event was ruled by Frankish
dukes.
Blutgericht
Blood Court or high justice in the Holy Roman Empire referred to the right of a Vogt to hold a criminal court inflicting bodily punishment, including the death penalty.Not every Vogt held the blood court...
zu Cannstatt) took place as Carloman
Carloman, son of Charles Martel
Carloman was the eldest son of Charles Martel, major domo or mayor of the palace and duke of the Franks, and his wife Chrotrud. On Charles' death , Carloman and his brother Pippin the Short succeeded to their father's legal positions, Carloman in Austrasia, and Pippin in Neustria...
in 746
746
Year 746 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 746 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Byzantine Empire :* Byzantine forces regain Cyprus...
invited all nobles of the Alamanni
Alamanni
The Alamanni, Allemanni, or Alemanni were originally an alliance of Germanic tribes located around the upper Rhine river . One of the earliest references to them is the cognomen Alamannicus assumed by Roman Emperor Caracalla, who ruled the Roman Empire from 211 to 217 and claimed thereby to be...
to a council at Cannstatt. According to the annals of Metz, the annales Petaviani and an account by Childebrand
Childebrand
Childebrand was a Frankish duke , son of Pepin of Heristal and Alpaida, brother of Charles Martel. He married Emma of Austrasia and was given Burgundy by his father...
, Carloman arrested several thousand noblemen and executed them for high treason. This ended the independence of the duchy of Alemannia, which after this event was ruled by Frankish
Franks
The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes first attested in the third century AD as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River. From the third to fifth centuries some Franks raided Roman territory while other Franks joined the Roman troops in Gaul. Only the Salian Franks formed a...
dukes.