Jane Black

Absolutism in Renaissance Milan

Plenitude of Power Under the Visconti and the Sforza 1329-1535

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Black shows how authority above the law, once the preserve of pope and emperor, was seized, exploited, and eventually relinquished, by the ruling Milanese dynasties. Lawyers supported the free use of absolute power at first, but both sides eventually realized that society could not function unless property and other rights were respected.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780199565290
• ISBN-10: 0199565295
• Artikelnr.: 26569619

Inhaltsangabe

Rulers of Milan 1287-1535
Introduction
1: Plenitude of Power: Absolutism in the Middle Ages
2: The Early Visconti and the Claim to Plenitude of Power
3: Giangaleazzo's Investiture and its Legacy
4: Lawyers and the Absolute Powers of the Duke
5: Plenitude of Power in Practice: The Problem of Preserving Justice while Infringing Rights
6: Lawyers and the Repudiation of Ducal Absolutism
7: Francesco II and the Surrender of Absolute Power
Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography