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

Authoritarianism Duchies Law Power (Social sciences) Renaissance Milan (Italy) e-böcker
Oxford University Press
2009
Rulers of Milan, 1287-1535.
Plenitude of power : absolutism in the Middle Ages.
The early Visconti and the claim to plenitude of power.
Giangaleazzo's investiture and its legacy.
Lawyers and the absolute powers of the duke.
Plenitude of power in practice : preserving justice while infringing rights.
Lawyers and the repudiation of ducal absolutism.
The surrender of absolute power in Milan.
Appendix 1: Certa scientia, non obstante, motu proprio.
Appendix 2: Plenitude of power and iura reservata.
Plenitude of power : absolutism in the Middle Ages.
The early Visconti and the claim to plenitude of power.
Giangaleazzo's investiture and its legacy.
Lawyers and the absolute powers of the duke.
Plenitude of power in practice : preserving justice while infringing rights.
Lawyers and the repudiation of ducal absolutism.
The surrender of absolute power in Milan.
Appendix 1: Certa scientia, non obstante, motu proprio.
Appendix 2: Plenitude of power and iura reservata.
