Monarchy and Lordships in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem 1099-1291

ISBN-13: 9780198227311 / Twarda / 1990 / 324 str.

Opis

The shifting balance of power between the monarchy and the nobility within the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem has been the subject of much scholarly debate. Tibble here demonstrates for the first time the unprecedented strategic and economic influence wielded by the Knights Templar and the Knights of St. John in determining the political future of the region. Drawing extensively on chronicles of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, he shows that secular power as a whole was on the wane much earlier than has previously been imagined, and that by the end of the thirteenth century the true struggle was between the secular authorities and the Military Orers.

Recenzje

`By limiting his work to the lordships, he is able to compile impressive evidence in case after case to show that the monarchy was able to intervene effectively and resume control of some holdings for long periods and carve out new lordships or add lands to the royal domain throughout most of the period under study. Though the work is based exclusively on published materials, most of which have long been known, the author has subjected them to a critical scrutiny that yields conclusions that in most cases seem destined to endure for a long time. ... His book will serve us well.' James M. Powell, International Journal of Middle East Studies

Spis treści

Maps; Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; Royal manipulation of the feudal structure; Other forms of royal control; Seigneurial resources I: the example of Caesarea; Seigneurial resources II: the example of Galilee; Seigneurial resources III: the examples of Sidon and Arsur; Conclusions; References; Index