1st Edition
Charles I of Anjou Power, Kingship and State-Making in Thirteenth-Century Europe
By Jean Dunbabin
Copyright 1998
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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.
Biography
Jean Dunbabin
