The Green Count of Savoy: Amedeus VI and Transalpine Savoy in the Fourteenth-Century (Princeton Legacy Library): 2359 - Softcover

Cox, Eugene L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691623090 ISBN 13: 9780691623092

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2015

Synopsis

The fourteenth century is usually portrayed as a period of retrogression and disaster in European history, but for the transalpine state of Savoy it was a period of glory. During this time almost the entire region between Lombardy and Burgundy was brought under the control of Savoyard rulers. The "buffer state" created between France and Italy hindered French expansion for many centuries and helped preserve the independence of Italy. Drawing upon much unpublished material, Professor Cox traces the social and political evolution of the principality. He discusses how the Savoyard state was governed, financed, and defended. He also provides a fascinating biography of the Green Count. Originally published in 1967. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0691623090
• ISBN 13: 9780691623092
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 420