Seigneurial governance and the state in late medieval Guelders (14th–16th century)
| Autor: | Jim van der Meulen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Centralisation
History Government sixteenth century History and Archaeology Low Countries media_common.quotation_subject Corporate governance General Social Sciences Historiography State formation State (polity) Political science Economic history Guelders lordship Middle Ages state formation media_common |
| Zdroj: | CONTINUITY AND CHANGE |
| ISSN: | 1469-218X 0268-4160 |
| Popis: | This article charts the long-term development of seigneurial governance within the principality of Guelders in the Low Countries. Proceeding from four quantitative cross-sections (c. 1325, 1475, 1540, 1570) of seigneurial lordships, the conclusion is that seigneurial governance remained stable in late medieval Guelders. The central argument is that this persistence of seigneurial governance was an effect of active collaboration between princely administrations, lords, and local communities. Together, the princely government and seigneuries of Guelders formed an integrated, yet polycentric, state. The article thereby challenges the narrative of progressive state centralisation that predominates in the historiography of pre-modern state formation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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