Absolutism in Renaissance Milan

Absolutism in Renaissance Milan shows how authority above the law, once the preserve of pope and emperor, was claimed by the ruling Milanese dynasties, the Visconti and the Sforza, and why this privilege was finally abandoned by Francesco II Sforza (d. 1535), the last duke.As new rulers, the Visconti and the Sforza had had to impose their regime by rewarding supporters at the expense of opponents....