The Norman Admiralty : History of an Office Between Two Worlds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carbonaro, Francesco.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture.

power.

Normans.

Sicily.

Politic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Norman Admiralty

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Logos Verlag Berlin, 2021.

Summary:

Long description: What was the real power of the Norman admirals? In what way did they practise their authority? This study on the Norman admiralty in Sicily focuses on the development of this office as it changes from an office to a title with increasing and increadible prestige in the years from the second half of the 11th century to the end of the 12th century. The admiral was an officer who worked in the royal palace for the royal authority as prime minister and was fundamental in orchestrating cultural activities. However, the admirals also established their power in fields separate to those of their position. The position of admiral was a unicum in Medieval Europe since no other political institution had a similar figure and his contribution was crucial for the development of the Norman kingdom in Sicily. The intention of this work is to study the sphere of competences of the admirality and to give a global and definitive view of the impact of the Norman admirals between the second half of the 11th century and the end of the 12th.

Contents:

Intro

Introduction

Part 1

Birth of the Norman admiralty (1086-1095)

Christodulo and George of Antioch, the first great admirals (1097-1152)

Part 2

William I and the power of Maio (1156-1160)

Part 3

The chancellery of Stephan of Perche and the disappearance of the admiralty (1162-1170)

Re-birth of the admiralty (1177-1189)

German invasion and the struggle for the throne (1189-1197)

Conclusions

Appendix

Bibliography.

Notes:

PublicationDate: 20210506

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

3-8325-8572-9

9783832585723

OCLC:

1265461789