Uomini d’arme nel territorio estense alla fine del xv secolo

• Guerra, Enrica ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Ferrara

     University of Ferrara

     Ferrara, Italia

     
• Localización: Revista Universitaria de Historia Militar, ISSN-e 2254-6111, Vol. 6, Nº. 11, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Guerra y competencia entre Estados en el Mediterráneo Medieval (siglos XIV-XV)), págs. 62-78
• Idioma: italiano
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  • español

    Avance de un estudio más amplio, de carácter social, político y económico, el artículo, a través del análisis de varios libros de contabilidad y correspondencia, se propone elaborar un cuadro general sobre la composición de los ejércitos movilizados al servicio de la Casa de Este (Ducado de Ferrara), sobre la presencia en ellos de contingentes extranjeros y su relación con la población no combatiente, en la segunda mitad del siglo xv.

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    Through the analysis of several accounting books and correspondence, this paper analizes the composition of the armies mobilized in the service of the Este Household (Duchy of Ferrara) and it specially focuses on the presence of foreign contingents and their relationship with the non-combatant population in the second half of the 15th Century.This work analyzes, firstly, the categories of combatants within the ranks of the armies mobilized at the service of the Dukes of Este, as well as the social profile of the individuals integrated in them during the last two decades of the fifteenth century. Thanks to the preservation of important accounting sources, the author shows how a good part of the forces placed under command of the Dukes of Ferrara came from the military potential of the regional aristocracy, linked to the household of the Duke through vassalage formulas or other personal links. This system of military organization achieved a greater development in those states in which the feudal aristocracy power over the whole political field was stronger.Secondly, this paper also describes the logistic needs of the armies of the Duchy of Ferrara and the public order conflicts they generated. In relation to this aspect, it is observed that the existence of direct links between the majors of the army and the ducal household did not serve, in practice, to discipline the behavior of the combatants. In fact, conflicts unleashed among them and, above all, between them and the population were frequent. According to the documentation handled, this problems derived from cases of robbery and extortion over the non-combatant population. The accused justified themselves by alleging all kinds of negligence in the payment of their wages. As a reaction to all these forms of institutionalized depredation, it is noted a clear social response articulated around the duchess Leonor de Aragon, who run the complains issued by the municipal authorities and, in general, by the victims of the ducal army