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Heiße Grenze, unterkühlte Beziehungen. König Manfred und die festländische Grenze des Königreiches Sizilien
Abstract Manfred inherited from his father Frederick II the conflictual situation with the popes, whose ongoing efforts to eliminate the Hohenstaufen dynasty in the Kingdom of Sicily were ultimately crowned with success, putting an end to Manfred’s rule. Thus, a constant threat emanated from the northern border of the kingdom, which Manfred could not ignore. Manfred’s activity and intervention in the border region will be investigated looking at three criteria: first, the personal presence of the ruler at the border, second, the practice of issuing charters for border actors, and third, delegated rule through representatives appointed by the ruler. To this end, Manfred’s itinerary and the documents issued by him are evaluated. It can be shown that Manfred only went to the northern border for specific reasons – and not, for example, to make an annual tour of the realm. His presence in the north was however needed so often that this region became the second most frequently visited region, after the central area of the kingdom. The number of charters issued to actors near the border shows a completely different picture, as hardly any such documents have survived, although it remains to be seen what the reasons for this finding are. Mainly military tasks were delegated to representatives of the ruler acting on the border.
