LEADER 04094nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910452771703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8014-6784-5 010 $a0-8014-6785-3 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801467851 035 $a(CKB)2550000001038468 035 $a(EBL)3138410 035 $a(OCoLC)830628311 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000784047 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11465000 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000784047 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10760775 035 $a(PQKB)10163038 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001503860 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138410 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse28847 035 $a(DE-B1597)478539 035 $a(OCoLC)1013947521 035 $a(OCoLC)979723685 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801467851 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138410 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10639740 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL681675 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001038468 100 $a20120712d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPrincely brothers and sisters$b[electronic resource] $ethe sibling bond in German politics, 1100-1250 /$fJonathan R. Lyon 210 $aIthaca $cCornell University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-50393-1 311 $a0-8014-5130-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe origins of twelfth-century princely lineages -- Forging the bonds between siblings : succession, inheritance and church careers -- Baby boomers : the first generation of the Staufen upper aristocracy -- Frederick Barbarossa and Henry the Lion : cousins in an age of brothers -- Cooperation, conflict and the rise of a new generation, ca. 1180-1210 -- From Bamberg to Budapest : four brothers and four sisters in the early 13th century -- The uncertain future of lineages : siblings during the reign of Frederick II. 330 $aIn Princely Brothers and Sisters, Jonathan R. Lyon takes a fresh look at sibling networks and the role they played in shaping the practice of politics in the Middle Ages. Focusing on nine of the most prominent aristocratic families in the German kingdom during the Staufen period (1138-1250), Lyon finds that noblemen-and to a lesser extent, noblewomen-relied on the cooperation and support of their siblings as they sought to maintain or expand their power and influence within a competitive political environment. Consequently, sibling relationships proved crucial at key moments in shaping the political and territorial interests of many lords of the kingdom.Family historians have largely overlooked brothers and sisters in the political life of medieval societies. As Lyon points out, however, siblings are the contemporaries whose lives normally overlap the longest. More so than parents and children, husbands and wives, or lords and vassals, brothers and sisters have the potential to develop relationships that span entire lifetimes. The longevity of some sibling bonds therefore created opportunities for noble brothers and sisters to collaborate in especially potent ways. As Lyon shows, cohesive networks of brothers and sisters proved remarkably effective at counterbalancing the authority of the Staufen kings and emperors. Well written and impeccably researched, Princely Brothers and Sisters is an important book not only for medieval German historians but also for the field of family history. 606 $aBrothers and sisters$zGermany$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aNobility$zGermany$xHistory$yTo 1500 607 $aGermany$xPolitics and government$y843-1273 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBrothers and sisters$xHistory 615 0$aNobility$xHistory 676 $a306.875/3094309021 700 $aLyon$b Jonathan Reed$01039219 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452771703321 996 $aPrincely brothers and sisters$92461291 997 $aUNINA