Territorial development of power between secular and ecclesiastical rule in the Duchy of Westphalia at the end of the 12th century using the example of Archbishop Philipp von Heinsberg of Cologne

The second half of the 12th century is considered the golden age of sacred Cologne, as the city had already expanded to nearly its 19th-century size by this time. These developments were also of enormous significance for high medieval Westphalia. During this period, the archiepiscopal territorial policy systematically incorporated the Rhenish (Vest ...

Duration: 04/2024 - 04/2027

Homo debilis, femina debilis? Gender-specific perception and representation of ‘disabled’ women and men in the 11th to 14th centuries

One of the central questions of human development is whether and to what extent a person is important to another person, another group, or what significance is attached to them as a sick or ‘disabled’ person. It is therefore all the more surprising that Disability Studies is still a young field of research in Germany, which distinguishes it from ...

Duration: 04/2024 - 04/2027

Funded by: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung