The blood court at Cannstatt (Blutgericht zu Cannstatt) took place as Carloman in 746 invited all nobles of the Alamanni, to a council at Cannstatt. According to the annals of Metz, the annales Petaviani and an account by Childebrand, Carloman arrested several thousand noblemen and executed them for high treason. This ended the independence of the duchy of Alemannia, which after this event was ruled by Frankish dukes. Blutgericht (literally blood court or blood doom), or high justice in the Holy Roman Empire referred to the right of a reeve to hold a criminal court inflicting bodily punishment, including the death penalty. ... Carloman (716-754) was the son of Charles Martel, major domo or Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia and Chrotrud. ... Events Swithred succeeds Saelred as king of Essex. ... The Alamanni, Allemanni or Alemanni, were an alliance of warbands formed from Germanic tribes, first mentioned by Dio Cassius when they fought Caracalla in 213. ... ... Childebrand of Austrasia (678, Heristal, Liege, Belgium - 751) was a Frank warrior, son of Pippin of Herstal and Plectrude, brother of Charles Martel and married to Emma of Austrasia. ... Alemannia (red) and Upper Burgundy (green) around AD 1000. ... The Franks or the Frankish people were one of several west Germanic tribes who entered the late Roman Empire from Frisia as foederati and established a lasting realm (sometimes referred to as Francia) in an area that covers most of modern-day France and the western regions of Germany (Franconia...
The prior's group ``entered at the south-east angle of the green court, placed near the most sacred part of the cathedral, as befitting the distinguished ecclesiastics or nobility who were assigned to him.'' The cellarer's buildings were near the west end of the nave, in which ordinary visitors of the middle class were hospitably entertained.
On the other side of the court were the stables, for the accommodation of the horses of the guests and their attendants (H).
Advancing into the inner court, the buildings`devoted to hospitality are found close to the entrance; while those connected with the supply of the material wants of the brethren, --the kitchen, cellars, &c.,--form a court of themselves outside the cloister and quite detached from the church.
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