12th C. Etiquette of Noble Ladies

In the 12th century, nobles while assembled to listen to the declarations of the troubadours, took occasion to decide upon questions of courtesy and etiquette, particularly in affairs of love.– Image source, World History Encyclopedia

 

The Court of Love

The Court of Love was the name applied in the later Middle Ages to groups of noble ladies who often, while assembled to listen to the declarations of the troubadours, took occasion to decide upon questions of courtesy and etiquette, particularly in affairs of love. According to some authorities, these courts formed regular institutions during the Twelfth century. 

There was a code of 31 articles and decisions are said to have been based on this code. A typical example of the questions submitted to such tribunals is the following: “If a lady listened to one admirer, pressed the hand of another, and touched with her toe the foot of a third, which of these three was the favored suitor?” – The Ripon Report, 1924

 

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