County and nobility in Norman Italy : aristocratic agency in the Kingdom of Sicily 1130-1189 / Hervin Fernández-Aceves

First edition

Englisch

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic [2020], 2020

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing [2020]

1 Online-Ressource (296 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Erscheint auch als (Druck-Ausgabe) : ISBN 1

1-350-13322-1

978-1-350-13832-2 ebook

978-1-350-13831-5

978-1-350-13322-8

Weitere Ausgaben: 1 (Druckausgabe)

DOI: 10.5040/9781350138322

*Normans -- Italy -- Sicily -- History ; Civilization, Medieval ; Sicily (Italy) -- History -- 1016-1194 ; Sicily (Italy) -- History -- 1194-1282 ; Electronic books

*Medieval history

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: DG867.2

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 945.804

List of Figures -- List of Maps -- List of Tables and Diagrams -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Counts of Norman Italy Before Roger II -- 2. The New Kingdom's Nobility and the Creation of the South Italian Counties -- 3. Leadership and Opposition of the Nobility under the Count of Loritello -- 4. Coalition and Survival over the Ascent of Gravina -- 5. New Spheres of Comital Action Under Margaret's Regency -- 6. Consolidated Counties During the Reign of William II -- 7. Beyond the County: The Counts' New Military and Political Role -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1. A Note on the Duana Baronum -- Appendix 2. Figures -- Bibliography -- Index

Whilst historians often regard the Norman Kingdom of Sicily as centralised and administratively advanced, County and Nobility in Norman Italy counters this traditional interpretation; far from centralised and streamlined, this book reveals how the genesis and social structures of the kingdom were constantly fraught between the forces of royal power and local aristocracy authority. In doing so, Hervin Fernandez-Aceves sheds important new light on medieval Italy. This book is the result of thorough research conducted on the vast source material for the history of this fascinating 12th-century world. Starting with the activities of Norman counts and the configuration of the counties, it explores how social control operated in these nodes of regional authority, and argues that the Sicilian monarchy relied on the counties (and the counts' authority) to keep the realm united and exercise control

 

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