Maria Nadia Covini
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202141
- eISBN:
- 9780191675188
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202141.003.0002
- Subject:
- History, Military History
This chapter considers the Italian political system from the middle of the 13th to the beginning of the 16th centuries. It examines the political and military powers which operated on the peninsula ...
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This chapter considers the Italian political system from the middle of the 13th to the beginning of the 16th centuries. It examines the political and military powers which operated on the peninsula during this period and identifies the factors of change, elements of conflict, and the multiplicity of factors involved. It addresses questions concerning the relationships of interdependence created within the system between the major states and other autonomous holders of political power, and the competitive dynamics and consequent selection of the competitors.Less
This chapter considers the Italian political system from the middle of the 13th to the beginning of the 16th centuries. It examines the political and military powers which operated on the peninsula during this period and identifies the factors of change, elements of conflict, and the multiplicity of factors involved. It addresses questions concerning the relationships of interdependence created within the system between the major states and other autonomous holders of political power, and the competitive dynamics and consequent selection of the competitors.
Philippe Contamine
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202141
- eISBN:
- 9780191675188
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202141.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, Military History
This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about the war and competition between states and sovereign powers of Europe during the period from the 13th to the 18th ...
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This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about the war and competition between states and sovereign powers of Europe during the period from the 13th to the 18th centuries. This book examines the political and military bonds in the Italian state system during the 13th to the 16th centuries, the types of armies in early modern Spain, and the types of navies from the late 16th to the end of the 18th centuries. It also explores pontifical diplomacy, sanctified patriotism, the growth of state control, and practices of war.Less
This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about the war and competition between states and sovereign powers of Europe during the period from the 13th to the 18th centuries. This book examines the political and military bonds in the Italian state system during the 13th to the 16th centuries, the types of armies in early modern Spain, and the types of navies from the late 16th to the end of the 18th centuries. It also explores pontifical diplomacy, sanctified patriotism, the growth of state control, and practices of war.
Marco Cesa (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- February 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199673698
- eISBN:
- 9780191803680
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199673698.003.0015
- Subject:
- Political Science, Political Theory, International Relations and Politics
This chapter presents an excerpt from Florentine Histories which deals with the Italian state system in the decade leading to the Peace of Lodi of 1454 — a general settlement that will put an end to ...
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This chapter presents an excerpt from Florentine Histories which deals with the Italian state system in the decade leading to the Peace of Lodi of 1454 — a general settlement that will put an end to some thirty years of wars and that will persist until 1494. The five main Italian states — Naples, Florence, Milan, Venice, and the State of the Church — engaged in never-ending quarrels and wars, always keeping an eye on each other and preventing one another from growing too powerful.Less
This chapter presents an excerpt from Florentine Histories which deals with the Italian state system in the decade leading to the Peace of Lodi of 1454 — a general settlement that will put an end to some thirty years of wars and that will persist until 1494. The five main Italian states — Naples, Florence, Milan, Venice, and the State of the Church — engaged in never-ending quarrels and wars, always keeping an eye on each other and preventing one another from growing too powerful.
