Princely Brothers and Sisters : : The Sibling Bond in German Politics, 1100-1250 / / Jonathan R. Lyon.
In Princely Brothers and Sisters, Jonathan R. Lyon takes a fresh look at sibling networks and the role they played in shaping the practice of politics in the Middle Ages. Focusing on nine of the most prominent aristocratic families in the German kingdom during the Staufen period (1138-1250), Lyon fi...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2013] ©2012 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (312 p.) :; 11 charts, 4 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1. The Origins of Twelfth-Century Princely Lineages
- 2. Forging the Bonds between Siblings: Succession, Inheritance, and Church Careers
- 3. Baby Boomers: The First Generation of the Staufen Upper Aristocracy
- 4. Frederick Barbarossa and Henry the Lion: Cousins in an Age of Brothers
- 5. Cooperation, Conflict, and the Rise of a New Generation, ca. 1180-1210
- 6. From Bamberg to Budapest: Four Brothers and Four Sisters in the Early Thirteenth Century
- 7. The Uncertain Future of Lineages: Siblings during the Reign of Frederick II
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Genealogical Charts
- Works Cited
- Index