Charles I of Anjou
Power, Kingship and State-making in Thirteenth-century Europe
Seiten
1998
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-582-25370-4 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-582-25370-4 (ISBN)
This text aims to provide a balanced portrait of one of the most controversial figures of 13th-century Europe and an assessment of the long-term significance of his career. The author describes how Charles I was able to carve out and control a huge power block in the Mediterranean.
Charles I of Anjou (1225-85), brother of St Louis, was one of the most controversial figures of thirteenth-century Europe. A royal adventurer, who carved out a huge Mediterranean power block, as ruler of Provence, Jerusalem and the kingdom of Naples as well as Anjou, he changed for good the political configuration of the Mediterranean world - even though his ambitions were fatally undermined by the revolt of the Sicilian Vespers. Jean Dunbabin's study - the first in English for 40 years - reassesses Charles's extraordinary career, his pivotal role in the crusades and in military reform, trading, diplomacy, learning and the arts, and finds a more remarkable figure than the ruthless thug of conventional historiography.
Charles I of Anjou (1225-85), brother of St Louis, was one of the most controversial figures of thirteenth-century Europe. A royal adventurer, who carved out a huge Mediterranean power block, as ruler of Provence, Jerusalem and the kingdom of Naples as well as Anjou, he changed for good the political configuration of the Mediterranean world - even though his ambitions were fatally undermined by the revolt of the Sicilian Vespers. Jean Dunbabin's study - the first in English for 40 years - reassesses Charles's extraordinary career, his pivotal role in the crusades and in military reform, trading, diplomacy, learning and the arts, and finds a more remarkable figure than the ruthless thug of conventional historiography.
Jean Dunbabin
Aknowledgements.
Note on names.
Abbreviations.
PART ONE: The Man.
The Prince.
The Capetian.
PART TWO: The Dominions.
The French Lands.
Provence.
The Regno.
The Rest of Italy.
The Mediterranean World.
The Sicilian Vespers.
An Empire?
PART THREE: Policies.
The Papacy.
The Church.
The Economy.
The Army and Navy.
PART FOUR: Court Life and Culture.
Family and Familia.
Chivalry and Display.
Literature, Art and Architecture.
Learning.
Personal Piety.
Genealogical Table.
map.
Bibliography.
Index.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.1.1998 |
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Reihe/Serie | The Medieval World |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 217 x 139 mm |
Gewicht | 741 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 0-582-25370-5 / 0582253705 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-582-25370-4 / 9780582253704 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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