Libertas, oligarchies, and the Papal government. Ascoli during the “long” Quattrocento (1377-1502)
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https://doi.org/10.6092/1593-2214/8048Keywords:
Middle Ages, 15th Century, Papal States, Ascoli Piceno, Urban HistoryAbstract
The essay examines the political history of Ascoli in the Quattrocento through its relations with the Papal States and the various regimes which arose in the first half of that century. The focus is on the relationships between the regimes and the institutional frameworks, showing a substantial resistance of the latter in the rapid succession of the former. Political society in Ascoli was animated by disruptive struggles between factions, which at times took the form of family feuds. At the same time, the conflicts that arose may also be seen in light of the selection process of governmental oligarchies, which were socially fluid and not yet crystallized. The balance between the city and the Papacy appears to have been subject to change: the obtainment of the libertas ecclesiastica at the end of the century shows the ability of the hegemonic elite to engage in fruitful dialogue with the Papal States, and to enforce their own political culture.
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