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A missus dominicus (plural missi dominici ), Latin for "envoy of the lord [ruler]", also known as Sendgraf in German, Zendgraaf in Dutch, both meaning "sent Graf", was an official comm...
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These were called missi dominici, or servants of the lord. Their purpose was to act as inspectors general, investigating the behavior of royal officials and reporting back to the court. As direct emissaries of the king, they carried all the prestige of Charlemagne and the implied threat of his power.
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MISSI DOMINICI, the name given to the officials commissioned by the Frankish kings and emperors to supervise the administration of their dominions. Their institution dates from Charles Martel and Pippin the Short, who sent out officials to see their orders executed.
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End of Article: MISSI DOMINICI; ... MISSI DOMINICI , the name given to the officials commissioned by the Frankish See also: ... des Institutes der missi dominici in the Mittheilungen des Instituts far osterreichische Geschichtsforschung, See also:
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Missi Dominici - The Missi Dominici were court officials appointed by Charlemagne to be ``messengers of the lord king.'' The Missi Dominici were charged with supervising the regional counts and verifying that they were governing in accordance with the wishes of the king.
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To reform them, he expanded the work of investigators, called missi dominici. He prescribed their duties in documents called capitularies and sent them out in teams of twoÄÄa churchman and a noble.
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