Absolutism in Renaissance Milan plenitude of power under the Visconti and the Sforza, 1329-1535 /

Jane 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 realised that society could not function unless propert...

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Autor principal: Black, Jane, 1945-
Formato: livro electrónico
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009.
Assuntos:
Visconti family.
Sforza family.
Renaissance > Italy > Milan.
Power (Social sciences) > Italy > Milan > History > To 1500.
Authoritarianism > Italy > Milan > History > To 1500.
Law > Italy > Milan > History > To 1500.
Duchies > Italy > History > To 1500.
Milan (Italy) > History > To 1535.
Milan (Italy) > Politics and government.
Milan (Italy) > Social conditions.
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Resumo:Jane 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 realised that society could not function unless property and other rights were respected.
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Descrição Física:1 online resource (ix, 242 p.)
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191721861 (ebook) :

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