Theories and practices of sovereignty
forms and sources of the power
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.6092/1590-7937/6301Keywords:
Southern Italy, Middle Ages, 12th-13th centuries, SovereigntyAbstract
In the Middle Ages sovereignty is a divine concession. The Norman king of Sicily is certainly a Western sovereign, vassal of the Pope, but his cancellery is characterized by Greek and Arabic components and his royal image is strongly influenced by oriental models. The sovereign has a more Western attitude under Frederick II and later under the Angevin dynasty. The monarchic model can be analyzed through diplomatics and coinage production. The king of Sicily severely punishes the crimen lesae maiestatis, imposes public peace and provides an efficient public administration in the country. However, after the crisis of the Sicilian Vespri (1282), a large part of sovereignty is transferred to the great feudal lords.
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