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Force, Fear, and Consent to Marriage : Supplications to the Apostolic Penitentiary in the late Middle Ages

Christensen-Nugues, Charlotte LU (2024) International Medieval Congress (IMC) 2024
Abstract (Swedish)
In this paper I investigate the petitions to invalidate forced marriages submitted to the Apostolic Penitentiary during the pontificate of Pope Innocent VIII (1484-1492). The supplications will be analyzed both in relation to the late medieval scholarly discussion of force and fear as impediment to marriage, and in relation to the lived reality that emerges in the petitioner’s narratives. The Penitentiary dealt with cases from all over Europe and few medieval sources provide such insights into the relation between the concrete situation of individuals in local society and the overarching regulations of canon law.
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Tvång rädsla och samtycke till äktenskap : Senmedeltida suppliker till den apostoliska penitentiarian
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Contribution to conference
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published
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1 pages
conference name
International Medieval Congress (IMC) 2024
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Leeds, United Kingdom
conference dates
2024-07-01 - 2024-07-04
language
English
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yes
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Paper 748-a
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02c12118-b1c2-4bf1-b5c4-9f508ea7a29e
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https://www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/imcarchive/2024/sessions/748/
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2025-10-20 11:14:10
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  title        = {{Force, Fear, and Consent to Marriage : Supplications to the Apostolic Penitentiary in the late Middle Ages}},
  url          = {{https://www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/imcarchive/2024/sessions/748/}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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