A Renaissance Court: Milan under Galleazzo Maria Sforza

by Gregory Lubkin

Overview

Ambitious, extravagant, progressive, and sexually notorious, Galeazzo Maria Sforza inherited the ducal throne of Milan in 1466, at the age of twenty-two. Although his reign ended tragically only ten years later, the young prince's court was a dynamic community where arts, policy making, and the panoply of state were integrated with the rhythms and preoccupations of daily life. Gregory Lubkin explores this vital but overlooked center of power, allowing the members of the Milanese court to speak for themselves and showing how dramatically Milan and its ruler exemplified the political, cultural, religious, and economic aspirations of Renaissance Italy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520913455
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	09/01/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	448
Sales rank:	909,739
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Gregory Lubkin has taught at Wellesley College and the University of California, Berkeley, and has authored numerous publications on Renaissance Milan.

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
	Acknowledgments	xvii
	Author's Notes	xix
	Glossary	xxi
	Archival Abbreviations	xxiii
	Prologue (March 1466)	1
1	"The Second Prince and Lord in Italy" The Milanese Dominion and Its Rulers	4
2	"To Give Form and Order to Matters of Our Court" Galeazzo Lays the Groundwork for His Reign (1466-1468)	28
3	"The Prince Himself Becomes More Eminent" Galeazzo Establishes His Princely Presence (1468-1470)	66
4	"He was ... Splendid Beyond Measure in His Court" Galeazzo Asserts His Princely Style (1470-1472)	87
5	"He Who Lives at Court Dies in the Poorhouse" Conditions of Life and Work at Court	122
6	"To Gain the Friendship of Many Leading Men" The Politics of Honor (1472-1474)	153
7	"With the Greatest Pleasure and Contentment of the Heart" Love and Hate at the Court of Milan (1474-1475)	185
8	"To the Praise and Glory of ... All the Triumphant Celestial Court" Splendor, Intimacy, and Death (1475-1476)	214
9	"His Court Was One of the Most Brilliant in the Whole World" Galeazzo's Court in Historical Perspective	242
	Epilogue (December 1476)	257
Appendix 1.	Itinerary of Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza, 1468-1476	259
Appendix 2.	Persons to Be Lodged When Traveling with the Milanese Ducal Court, 1476	265
Appendix 3.	Princes and Feudatories Invited to Milan for Christmas, 1472	271
Appendix 4.	Persons in Ducal Party for 1471 Visit to Florence	274
	Notes	279
	Bibliography	365
	Index	377