Absolutism in Renaissance Milan

Absolutism in Renaissance Milan
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780199565290
ISBN-13 : 0199565295
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Download or read book Absolutism in Renaissance Milan written by Jane Black and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black shows how authority above the law, once the preserve of pope and emperor, was seized, exploited, and eventually relinquished, by the ruling Milanese dynasties. Lawyers supported the free use of absolute power at first, but both sides eventually realized that society could not function unless property and other rights were respected.


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