The eagles of Savoy : the House of Savoy in thirteenth-century Europe / Eugene L. Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cox, Eugene L., author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Savoy, House of.

Europe--History--476-1492.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (512 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1974.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the history of a very remarkable family, that of Count Thomas of Savoy, whose seven sons and two daughters rose from relative obscurity to fame, fortune, and involvement in almost every major international conflict in western Europe during the fifty years following their father's death in 1233. By tracing the careers of the Savoyards, Eugene L. Cox emerges with a pan-European view of the thirteenth century.Professor Cox describes the ways in which the members of the Savoyard family gained access to the most powerful courts in Europe, an advantage that they skillfully employed in turning their scattered Alpine dominions into a territorial state, and in making their family a powerful force in the world of high diplomacy. From Scotland and Flanders to Sicily and Rome, the author traces the influence of the Savoyard family in dealings between states, in conflicts with the papacy, and in the struggles for power within the emerging national states.Based on extensive research in both published and unpublished sources, the book pieces together widely scattered data in order to reconstruct a picture of a real-life medieval family saga. Set as it is in the era of the formation of national states and the breakdown of the Holy Roman Empire, the story is a fascinating background account of this tumultuous period in history.Originally published in 1974.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

ABBREVIATIONS

PROLOGUE

ONE. THE EAGLE'S BROOD

TWO. THE UNCLES FROM THE ALPS

THREE. EAGLES ON THE WING

FOUR. THE EAGLES AND THE DRAGON

FIVE. REAPING THE WHIRLWIND

SIX. SAVOYARDS AND PLANTAGENETS

SEVEN. THE EAGLES AND THE ALPS

EIGHT. SAVOY AND BURGUNDY

NINE. THE LAST OF THE EAGLES

GENEALOGY

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS CITED

INDEX

Backmatter

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691618418

0691618410

9780691645414

0691645418

9781400867912

1400867916

OCLC:

933516200