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De divortio Lotharii et Teutbergae
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De divortio Lotharii et Teutbergae

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De divortio Lotharii et Teutbergae is a work by Hincmar of Reims, a prominent 9th-century archbishop and theologian. The treatise, written around 860, was Hincmar's defense of Christian opposition to divorce. It addressed the controversy surrounding King Lothar II of Lorraine's attempt to repudiate his wife, Teutberga, in order to marry his mistress, Waldrada.12

Lothar's efforts to dissolve his marriage led to a significant conflict with Pope Nicholas I, who ultimately reversed the decisions of subservient archbishops that had favored Lothar. Hincmar's work provides a detailed argument against divorce within the context of Christian doctrine.21

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