Matthias Becher, Pillars of Royal Rule. Queens and Princes in the Eastfrankish-German realm (9th to the beginning of the 12th century)

该项目考察了从加洛林时代到12世纪法兰克-德意志王国统治者和政治精英之间的相互依存关系，特别是解决了精英成员--世俗和教会--参与皇家统治的事实，例如作为顾问，同时他们自己也可以在通常是在区域背景下掌握统治地位，这一事实引起的紧张局势。

The project examines the mutual dependency between ruler and political elites in the Frankish-German realm from Carolingian times up to the 12th century especially addressing the tensions arising from the fact that members of the elite – both secular and ecclesiastic – participated in royal rule, e.g. as counsellors and at the same time could wield domination themselves, often in a regional context.