The essay focuses on the relationship between states and rural lordships in northern Italy in the late Middle Ages. Two main questions lie at the core of the investigation: on the one hand, the influence exerted by central authorities on how seigneurial power was performed, legitimised, and transmitted; on the other hand, the role acquired by rural lordships in the organisation of the various states. In both cases the highest attention is paid to the different origins of seigneurial experiences, which still played a crucial part at the end of the Middle Ages in determining the chances of survival of lordships, the lords’ political role, and their prerogatives over subjects.
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-0188-4368
Chapter Title
Signorie rurali e poteri superiori in Italia settentrionale (secoli XIV-XV)
Authors
Federico Del Tredici
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0187-2.13
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Publication Year
2023
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Book Title
La signoria rurale nell’Italia del tardo medioevo. 4. Quadri di sintesi e nuove prospettive di ricerca
Editors
Sandro Carocci
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Number of Pages
470
Publication Year
2023
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© 2023 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0187-2
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0186-5
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0187-2
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0189-6
Series Title
Reti Medievali E-Book
Series ISSN
2704-6362
Series E-ISSN
2704-6079