Feedback

X

Gabriele Malaspina marchese di Fosdinovo

it

0 Ungluers have Faved this Work
Find on Google Books Find on Worldcat Find on OpenLibrary Find on LibraryThing
This book focuses on one of the prime movers in the unification of Lunigiana – a region which at the time was still broken up into a myriad of tiny feudal holdings, almost all in the hands of the various branches of the Malaspina family. The process of unification began in the fifteenth century, when various areas of the region were conquered by Milan and Florence, which also divided between them the hegemony of the remaining independent territories, while Genoa too displayed an interest in expansion in the region. As a result it became crucial for the local lords to manoeuvre between the various forces at play to maintain the independence of their own little states. Among the figures who displayed the greatest dexterity in this was Gabriele Malaspina, who became a leading player on the stage of local history. The book starts by illustrating the period in which Malaspina succeeded in obtaining his political independence, and then goes on to analyse the phase in which his policy came to be characterised by an absolute loyalty to Florence. Finally the book addresses the last part of the Marquis's life, marked by a progressive distancing from the Florentine alliance in favour of other entities, in which he nevertheless always succeeded in maintaining his independence.

Al centro di questo volume è uno degli attori principali nel processo di riunificazione della Lunigiana – regione allora suddivisa in tante piccole signorie, quasi tutte nelle mani dei vari rami della famiglia Malaspina – che avvenne nel XV secolo, quando Milano e Firenze vi conquistarono diversi territori e si spartirono l'egemonia sui restanti territori autonomi, mentre anche Genova si mostrò interessata all'espansione in quella zona. Per i signori locali divenne quindi fondamentale riuscire a destreggiarsi fra le varie forze in gioco per mantenere l'indipendenza del proprio piccolo stato, e fra i personaggi che più risaltano per questa loro abilità e per il ruolo giocato nella storia locale spicca Gabriele Malaspina. Il libro inizia mostrando la situazione della Lunigiana al momento in cui il Malaspina ottenne la propria indipendenza politica, per poi analizzare il periodo in cui la politica marchionale si caratterizzò per la sua assoluta fedeltà all'amicizia fiorentina, e quindi la parte finale della vita del marchese, in cui si assiste a un progressivo allontanamento dall'alleanza fiorentina in favore di altri soggetti, ma in cui riuscì sempre a mantenere la sua indipendenza.

This book is included in DOAB.

Why read this book? Have your say.

You must be logged in to comment.

Rights Information

Are you the author or publisher of this work? If so, you can claim it as yours by registering as an Unglue.it rights holder.

Downloads

This work has been downloaded 502 times via unglue.it ebook links.
  1. 60 - pdf (CC BY-NC-ND) at OAPEN Library.
  2. 45 - pdf (CC BY-NC-ND) at OAPEN Library.
  3. 80 - pdf (CC BY-NC-ND) at OAPEN Library.
  4. 237 - pdf (CC BY-NC-ND) at OAPEN Library.

Keywords

  • Biography
  • Gabriele Malaspina
  • History
  • Humanities
  • Lunigiana
  • Nobility
  • Renaissance
  • Rinascimento
  • thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History

Links

DOI: 10.26530/OAPEN_344615

Editions

edition cover
Contributors: Patrizia Meli,
4 ebooks
Publisher: Firenze University Press
Published: 2008
ISBN: 9788884538598
OCLC: 318630167
See this edition on Google Books
Download

Share

Copy/paste this into your site: