A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . not only received personages who were onintimate terms with him, but alloAved parties who had a dispute tobe brought before him by the count palatine, and to state their case,so that he mischt give an immediate decision. Around the emperor, as the centre in the first phice of the court 90 TUE RESTORATION OF THE WESTERN EMPIRE. (Fig. 14) and of the realm, gathered an imposing number of officialsand dignitaries. The functions of some of these pertained exclusivelyto the court, and those of others still were
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . not only received personages who were onintimate terms with him, but alloAved parties who had a dispute tobe brought before him by the count palatine, and to state their case,so that he mischt give an immediate decision. Around the emperor, as the centre in the first phice of the court 90 TUE RESTORATION OF THE WESTERN EMPIRE. (Fig. 14) and of the realm, gathered an imposing number of officialsand dignitaries. The functions of some of these pertained exclusivelyto the court, and those of others still were for the most part courtly,while the duties of the majority were political. For the view pecu-liar to the Germanic peoples, which makes no distinction betweenthe kings private possessions and the public property, nor betweenthe kings concerns and those of the state, manifests itself especiallyin the composition and arrangement of the court; though in thatrespect also there was unmistakable progress as compared with theMerovingian period. The office which had been most influential un-. Fk;. 14. — Marble Throne of Charlemagne. In the cathedral of Aix-la-Chapelle. der the Merovingians, and which, though originally a courtly one,had gradually become eminently political,— that of the mayor of thepalace, which had paved the way to the throne for the Carolingians,— had now fallen into disuse. But we find at court, even in thetime of Charlemagne, the seneschal, who exercised a kind of generalsupervision over the entire royal household, and especially over thekings table, in which he was assisted by the chief butler (huticula-rius) and the chief equerry (^comes stahuli). The chamberlain (came-rarius^ had charge of the treasure, and was under the supervisionof the queen, who exercised authority as mistress of the house. CHARLEMAGNES COURT. 91 From this position he gradually obtained the management of all thecourt affairs. These dignitaries took part also in political business;in par
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