Structural Changes within the 16th-century Portuguese Military Orders

• Autores: Fernanda Olival
• Localización: e-Journal of Portuguese History, ISSN-e 1645-6432, Vol. 2, Nº. 2, 2004
• Idioma: inglés
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  • How and why the Portuguese Military Orders changed in the 16th century is the central topic of this paper. Three great 16th-century structural changes are analyzed:

    the process of the perpetual transfer of tutelage of the Orders to the Portuguese Crown; the introduction of individual service as a means of servants gaining access to the Military Orders; and the adoption of statutes dealing with purity of blood and occupation.