| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 242 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface; List of Abbreviations; Rulers of Milan, 1287-1535; Introduction; Chapter 1. Plenitude of Power: Absolutism in the Middle Ages; Chapter 2. The Early Visconti and the Claim to Absolute Power; Chapter 3. Giangaleazzo's Investiture and its Legacy; Chapter 4. Lawyers and the Absolute Powers of the Duke; Chapter 5. Plenitude of Power in Practice: Preserving Justice while Infringing Rights; Chapter 6. Lawyers and the Repudiation of Ducal Absolutism; Chapter 7. The Surrender of Absolute Power; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Absolutism in Renaissance Milan shows how authority above the law, once the preserve of pope and emperor, was claimed by the ruling Milanese dynasties, the Visconti and the Sforza, and why this privilege was finally abandoned by Francesco II Sforza (d. 1535), the last duke. As new rulers, the Visconti and the Sforza had had to impose their regime by rewarding supporters at the expense of opponents. That process required absolute power, also known as 'plenitude of power', meaning the capacity to overrule even fundamental laws and rights, including titles to property. The basis for such power re |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-231) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Visconti family.
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Sforza family.
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Sforza family |
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Visconti family |
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Renaissance -- Italy -- Milan
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Power (Social sciences) -- Italy -- Milan -- History -- To 1500
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Authoritarianism -- Italy -- Milan -- History -- To 1500
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Law -- Italy -- Milan -- History -- To 1500
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Duchies -- Italy -- History -- To 1500
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HISTORY.
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Authoritarianism
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Duchies
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Law
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Politics and government
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Power (Social sciences)
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Renaissance
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Social conditions
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Milan (Italy) -- History -- To 1535.
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Milan (Italy) -- Politics and government.
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Milan (Italy) -- Social conditions
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Italy
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Italy -- Milan
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Electronic books
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191571855 |
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0191571857 |
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