Italian political thought, 1450–1530

Abstract

The middle of the fifteenth century was a turning point in the relations between the Italian states, and the relative stability which Italy enjoyed until the Neapolitan expedition of Charles VIII in 1494 forms part of the background to the history of its political thought during that period. The peace of Lodi had put an end, in 1454, to a succession of wars which had begun in the 1420s. It had been followed by the conclusion of an Italian league, aimed at safeguarding the integrity of the Italian states as well as peace among them; in fact, wars were chiefly prevented or contained by triple and dual alliances between the five greater powers which were its members, Milan, Venice, Florence, the papacy, and Naples.

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Nicolai Rubinstein (1991). Italian political thought, 1450–1530. Cambridge University Press eBooks. https://doi.org/10.1017/chol9780521247160.004

@article{nicolai1991italian,
  title  = {Italian political thought, 1450–1530},
  author = {Rubinstein, Nicolai},
  year   = {1991},
  journal = {Cambridge University Press eBooks},
  doi    = {10.1017/chol9780521247160.004}
}

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