State and Nobility in Early Modern Germany: The Knightly Feud in Franconia, 1440 1567
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History Series)
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One of the most striking features of late medieval and early modern German was the countless feuds carried out by nobles. A constant threat to law and order, these feuds have commonly been regarded as a manifestation of the decline - economic and otherwise - of the nobility. This study shows that the nobility was not in crisis at this time. Nor were feuds merely banditry by another name. Rather, they were the result of an interplay between two fundamental...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:052152265X
ISBN13:9780521522656
Release Date:November 2003
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:252 Pages
Weight:0.82 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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