The origins and characteristics of the ‘Civic Nobility’ in Catania in the 15th century
Journal title ARCHIVIO STORICO PER LA SICILIA ORIENTALE
Author/s Matteo Gaudioso, Giuseppe Barone
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2024/1-2
Language Italian Pages 44 P. 167-210 File size 3164 KB
DOI 10.3280/ASSO2024-001006
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The article offers a critical review of the traditional view that there was an inherent dualism between the freedoms secured by the northern communes in the Middle Ages and the Norman and Aragonese monarchical centralisation that is said to have undermined local autonomy in southern Italy. The author analyses the case of Catania, demonstrating the ability of its urban patriciate to secure extensive administrative and economic privileges from the Aragonese Crown.
Keywords: municipal freedoms, monarchical centralisation, the Aragonese Crown, the Catania patriciate
Matteo Gaudioso, Giuseppe Barone, Genesi ed aspetti della “Nobiltà Civica” in Catania nel secolo XV in "ARCHIVIO STORICO PER LA SICILIA ORIENTALE" 1-2/2024, pp 167-210, DOI: 10.3280/ASSO2024-001006