Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 SOURCES
- PART I FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO THE ELEVENTH CENTURY
- PART II A TIME OF CHANGE: THE ELEVENTH CENTURY AND BEYOND
- 5 FROM LOCAL DUKES TO NORMAN KINGS
- 6 THE EMERGENCE OF NEW FAMILIES
- PART III THE ECONOMICS OF POWER
- CONCLUSION
- Appendix: Greek signatures in Neapolitan documents
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth Series
5 - FROM LOCAL DUKES TO NORMAN KINGS
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 October 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 SOURCES
- PART I FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO THE ELEVENTH CENTURY
- PART II A TIME OF CHANGE: THE ELEVENTH CENTURY AND BEYOND
- 5 FROM LOCAL DUKES TO NORMAN KINGS
- 6 THE EMERGENCE OF NEW FAMILIES
- PART III THE ECONOMICS OF POWER
- CONCLUSION
- Appendix: Greek signatures in Neapolitan documents
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth Series
Summary
GAETA: NEW REGIMES
The tenth century was one of remarkable continuity and stability in the political affairs of Gaeta. The same ruling family was in power, and the same group of noble families prominent, throughout the century. However, the Docibilans seem to have been experiencing problems maintaining their position by the end of the century, leading to squabbles within the clan over what public land remained in its hands. More significantly, the participants in these disputes identified themselves and their cause with smaller areas of jurisdiction, such as the duchy of Fondi and the county of Traetto. The eleventh century saw a series of regime changes at Gaeta itself, in which much of the old pattern of power and patronage was swept away. This section seeks to illuminate that process from a number of different viewpoints. First, I shall outline the sequence of regime changes in order to provide a framework and background against which to discuss some issues in more detail. Secondly, I shall re-examine the process of the fragmentation of the duchy itself, looking at external pressures and internal developments. The history of Gaeta in this period will then be set against those of her neighbours, to see whether a ‘Tyrrhenian’ pattern can be established.
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- Family Power in Southern ItalyThe Duchy of Gaeta and its Neighbours, 850–1139, pp. 149 - 209Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1995