Feudal nobles and their roles in Grand Duchy of Tuscany from sixteenth to nineteenth century

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370876
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: History of Europe and America
• Research Institution: Meiji University
• Principal Investigator: KITADA YOKO 明治大学, 商学部, 専任教授 (30316161)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: イタリア史 / 近世史 / 貴族史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

My aim is to study the role of feudal nobles in Grand Duchy of Tuscany from sixteenth to nineteenth century. Feudal nobles entered in Grand Ducal army and Florentine court from sixteenth century. Their ties with Medici prince have been very strong. They were better subject of Grand Duke than Florentine citizens who were sometimes incredible because of their belief of republicanism at least in sixteenth century. In eighteenth century they became more controlled and their privileges were violated more and more, but they kept offices in the army and the court, sometimes also in the government. In 1815 all the fiefs in Grand Duchy was abolished, but they continued to be elites until the kingdom of Italy was formed. We would say feudal nobles acted as leaders in Grand Duchy from sixteenth to nineteenth century.

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