The Castle of Collalto at War : The Social Structure of the Garrison and the Organization of the System of Defence in 1373

SCHMIDT, Ondřej. The Castle of Collalto at War : The Social Structure of the Garrison and the Organization of the System of Defence in 1373. Studia historica Brunensia. Masarykova univerzita, 2019, vol. 66, No 1, p. 153-181. ISSN 1803-7429.

Basic information

• Original name: The Castle of Collalto at War : The Social Structure of the Garrison and the Organization of the System of Defence in 1373
• Authors: SCHMIDT, Ondřej (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Studia historica Brunensia, Masarykova univerzita, 2019, 1803-7429.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 60101 History
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/19:00108077
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Keywords in English: war; castles; the counts of Collalto; the castle of Collalto; Italy; Venice; Padua; Treviso; 14th century; Late Middle Ages; military history; diplomatics
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

This paper focuses on a unique and yet overlooked source which offers an interesting insight into the daily life of a late-medieval Italian castle during a time of war. It is a list of the guards as well as the other defenders of the castle of Collalto (north of Treviso) from 1373, which also contains a set of rules for them. After a short introduction to the history of the Collalto family and a description of the source, the author offers some theories as to what circumstances and motives may have led the lord of the castle, Count Rambaldo IX di Collalto, to drawing up the document in question. Subsequently, the source is used to analyse the social structure of the garrison and the defence system of the castle of Collalto.

Links

• GX19-28415X, research and development project: Name: Od performativity k institucionalizaci. Řešení konfliktů v pozdním středověku (strategie, aktéři, komunikace) (Acronym: Konflikt)

Investor: Czech Science Foundation