Honneur de noble, renommée de puissant : la définition des magnats italiens (1280-1400) - article ; n°24 ; vol.12, pg 81-100

Christiane Klapisch-Zuber

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Médiévales - Année 1993 - Volume 12 - Numéro 24 - Pages 81-100
The Honor of the Noble, the Fame of the Mighty. - The Definition of the Italian Magnates (1280-1400). In Northern Italy and especially in Florence, during the last decades of the XIIIth century, some families among the urban nobility were distinguished from the others. They constituted a particular juridical and politcal group, the « magnates ». In order to designate them and apply to them specific law procedures, Italian communes widely used the notion of « fama publica » ; an ambiguous notion, however, since in the case of the magnates it referred at the same time to their violent conduct and disturbance of the peace, as well as to their honour or other highly praised aristocratic values. Their subsequent reintegration into the political body during the late XlVth century could still be referred to their reputation — that of peaceful conduct and merchant hono- rability. Moreover, magnates reentering the class of the common people quite cleverly insinuated that their history during the past century had always been one of constant loyalty and knightly service to the Commune.
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Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.

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• Publié par: MEDIEVALES
• Publié le: 01 janvier 1993
• Nombre de lectures: 34
• Langue: Français
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Madame Christiane Klapisch Zuber

Honneur de noble, renommée de puissant : la définition des magnats italiens (1280-1400) In: Médiévales, N°24, 1993. pp. 81-100.

Abstract The Honor of the Noble, the Fame of the Mighty. - The Definition of the Italian Magnates (1280-1400). In Northern Italy and especially in Florence, during the last decades of the XIIIth century, some families among the urban nobility were distinguished from the others. They constituted a particular juridical and politcal group, the « magnates ». In order to designate them and apply to them specific law procedures, Italian communes widely used the notion of « fama publica » ; an ambiguous notion, however, since in the case of the magnates it referred at the same time to their violent conduct and disturbance of the peace, as well as to their honour or other highly praised aristocratic values. Their subsequent reintegration into the political body during the late XlVth century could still be referred to their reputation — that of peaceful conduct and merchant hono- rability. Moreover, magnates reentering the class of the common people quite cleverly insinuated that their history during the past century had always been one of constant loyalty and knightly service to the Commune.

Citer ce document / Cite this document : Klapisch Zuber Christiane. Honneur de noble, renommée de puissant : la définition des magnats italiens (1280-1400). In: Médiévales, N°24, 1993. pp. 81-100. doi : 10.3406/medi.1993.1272 http .persee. me/prescript/article/medi_0751-2 _ _ _ _ _ ://www fr/web/revues/ho 708 1993 num 12 24 1272