LEADER 03409nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910813887503321 005 20230207233240.0 010 $a0-19-160988-9 010 $a1-282-38321-3 010 $a9786612383212 010 $a0-19-157185-7 035 $a(CKB)2560000000295183 035 $a(EBL)472207 035 $a(OCoLC)503830199 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000333856 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11237769 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000333856 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10378171 035 $a(PQKB)10318768 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000075748 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC472207 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL472207 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10358429 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL238321 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7035294 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7035294 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000295183 100 $a20090612d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAbsolutism in Renaissance Milan $eplenitude of power under the Visconti and the Sforza, 1329-1535 /$fJane Black 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-956529-5 311 $a0-19-172186-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aRulers 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. 330 $aAbsolutism 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 606 $aRenaissance$zItaly$zMilan 606 $aPower (Social sciences)$zItaly$zMilan$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aAuthoritarianism$zItaly$zMilan$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aLaw$zItaly$zMilan$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aDuchies$zItaly$xHistory$yTo 1500 607 $aMilan (Italy)$xHistory$yTo 1535 607 $aMilan (Italy)$xPolitics and government 607 $aMilan (Italy)$xSocial conditions 615 0$aRenaissance 615 0$aPower (Social sciences)$xHistory 615 0$aAuthoritarianism$xHistory 615 0$aLaw$xHistory 615 0$aDuchies$xHistory 676 $a945/.21105 700 $aBlack$b Jane$f1945-$01677372 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813887503321 996 $aAbsolutism in Renaissance Milan$94044197 997 $aUNINA