Struggles for power in the kingdom of Italy : the Hucpoldings, c.850-c.1100 / Edoardo Manarini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manarini, Edoardo, author.

Series:

Italy in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages.

Italy in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clans--Italy.

Clans.

Italy--History--Period of the Italian Kings, 887-962.

Italy.

Italy--History--Germanic rule, 962-1268.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (403 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Italy in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2022.

Summary:

This book presents a detailed study which focuses upon the Hucpoldings, an elite group in Carolingian and post-Carolingian Italy. Though the Hucpoldings have not received extensive treatment in previous Anglophone scholarship, they are a key clan in this period. Manarini's ground-breaking study uses this kinship group to highlight and pinpoint the dramatic geopolitical changes in the kingdom of Italy across three crucial centuries. The research deals with the reconstruction of the political events of every identifiable member of the kinship, as well as the inquiry into their patrimony and their networks of relations and patronage throughout the kingdom of Italy. Finally, it examines the particular elements of the group, from which emerges a clearer picture of the nature of their power, their memory strategies and the shared perceptions and self-awareness among the group members.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Prefatory Note

Acknowledgements

Maps and Tables

Abbreviations

Preface

Introduction

Part I Kinship and Political Relations

1. The Hucpoldings’ Involvement in the Political Struggles of the Kingdom of Italy (847–945)

2. Family Patterns and Political Affirmation (945–1012)

3. The Local Basis of Power in a Wide Political Network (1012–1116)

Part II Properties and Patronage

4. The Exarchate

5. The March of Tuscany

6. Ruling on the Border : Landed Possessions from the Po Valley to the Apennines in Bononia’s Diocese

Part III Power, Relationships, Memory

7. Kinship, Self-awareness and Memory

8. Features and Practices of Power: From Officials to Lords

9. Discontinuity between Public Powers and Private Seigneurial Rule

Genealogical Tables

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Manarini, Edoardo Struggles for Power in the Kingdom of Italy

ISBN:

90-485-5058-0

OCLC:

1294146377