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When King Lothar II decided to divorce his queen in 857, he prompted a period of political confusion as rival factions, including both popes, argued over the legitimacy of the proceedings & the meaning of marriage. Karl Heidecker explores the evolving doctrines of marriage & divorce in the 9th century.Heidecker, Karl Josef is the author of 'The Divorce of Lothar II: Christian Marriage and Political Power in the Carolingian World (Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past)', published 2010 under ISBN 9780801439292 and ISBN 0801439299.
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