Tommaso Astarita

Legati e governatori dello Stato Pontificio (1550-1809) ed. by Christoph Weber (review)

This volume represents a useful reference work and suggests interesting research avenues in the history of the early modern Church and of early modern Italian society. The volume consists of a chronology and prosopography of provincial and local clerical administrators Ui the Papal State from the midsixteenth century to the Napoleonic age. The work includes an introduction, lengthy descriptions of sources and bibUography, the chronology arranged by sixty cities and towns, and a prosopography including biographical and famUy information about 2,308 administrators. The famUy information adds data about another 3,420 individuals.

The Continuity of Feudal Power: The Caracciolo di Brienza in Spanish Naples.

Acknowledgements Note on abbreviations and measurements List of tables, figures and maps List of illustrations Introduction 1. The Caracciolo di Brienza 2. Structure and evolution of an aristocratic patrimony 3. The management of an aristocratic landed patrimony 4. The feudal lord and his vassals: between traditional paternalism and change 5. Aristocratic strategies for the preservation of family wealth 6. Offices, courts and taxes, the aristocracy and the Spanish rule Conclusion Glossary Appendix on sources Bibliography.