Kristjan ToomaspoegThe Teutonic Order in Italy, 1190-1525
Building Bridges in the Medieval World
Kristjan Toomaspoeg is Professor of Medieval History at the Università del Salento, Lecce (Italy). His research focuses on the military orders, medieval Southern Italy and frontier history. His publications include Les Teutoniques en Sicile (1197-1492) (2003), Decimae: Il sostegno economico dei sovrani alla Chiesa del Mezzogiorno nel XIII secolo (2009), and À travers le regard de l'Autre: Réflexions sur la société médiévale européenne (2018, with José Albuquerque Carreiras and Giulia Rossi Vairo).
Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgements xi
Abbreviations and Editorial Note xii
Introduction: A border crossing subject
Sources
Historiography
Part I: The Structures
Chapter 1: The settlement
The first steps
The era of Frederick II
Chapter 2: Southern Italy
Bailiwick of Sicily
Bailiwick of Apulia
Chapter 3: Northern and Central Italy
Bailiwick of Lombardy
Rome and Central Italy
Part II: Politics and Administration
Chapter 4: The rule of the grand master in Italy
The last years of Frederic II and the aftermath of his death
The Fall of Acre and its consequences
Chapter 5: The Italian branch of the Order under the rule of the master of
Germany
The takeover
The way to the crisis: end of the fourteenth and first half of the
fifteenth century
Chapter 6: The loss of the Order's Italian possessions
Southern Italy
Northern Italy
Part III: Teutonic brethren and their activities in Italy
Chapter 7: The brethren
Overview
Origins and careers
Chapter 8: Spirituality and moral
Moralia
Immoralia
Chapter 9: Order's familiars and confratres
The familiars' institution
Collaboration with minority groups
Chapter 10: The economic strategies of the Teutonic Order
Overview
The strategies
Chapter 11: Art, architecture and everyday life
Buildings and artworks
Everyday life
Conclusion: Connecting and adapting
Bibliography
Illustrations
