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The Battle of Montaperti The Battle of Montaperti
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From Montaperti to Campaldino From Montaperti to Campaldino
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The Battle of Campaldino The Battle of Campaldino
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From Campaldino to Montecatini From Campaldino to Montecatini
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The Battle of Montecatini The Battle of Montecatini
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From Montecatini to Altopascio From Montecatini to Altopascio
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The Battle of Altopascio The Battle of Altopascio
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From Altopascio to the Revolution of 1343 From Altopascio to the Revolution of 1343
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From 1343 to the Florentine-Pisan War of 1362–64 From 1343 to the Florentine-Pisan War of 1362–64
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The Florentine-Pisan War of 1362–64 The Florentine-Pisan War of 1362–64
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4 Chivalric Identity and the Profession of Arms
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Published:March 2022
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Abstract
This chapter focuses on war, specifically the military service provided by members of the chivalric elite. It demonstrates that the military expertise and experience of the chivalric elite was of immense value to the city of Florence, as long as it was directed against external enemies. The chapter utilizes a prosopographical methodology in order to trace the military careers of members of eighteen chivalric lineages from the Battle of Montaperti in 1260 through the Florentine war against Pisa in 1360–64. It shows that strenuous Florentine knights and men-at-arms from chivalric lineages continued the martial traditions of their Tuscan knightly predecessors by cultivating military careers throughout the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The chapter then challenges the conventional historical view that the traditional, martial Florentine elite were transformed, in toto, from strenuous knights and warriors to “decadent and sedentary” businessmen. It contributes to the lively debate among historians about both the prevalence and importance of mercenaries in the Florentine military machine and the long-term stability and continuity of the forces employed by the city.
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