I gentilhomini antiqui della capitale: la crisi di legittimità politica dei Seggi alla fine del regno aragonese

Abstract

This essay sheds light on the political legitimacy crisis involving the Naples Seggi nobility between 15th and 16th century, after the fall of the oligarchic regimento , managed before exclusively by Seggi during almost the whole Aragonese age. This divided nobility restored legitimacy long-term languages, both unitary and divisive, and inspired power paradigms and practices to original options of political classicism, developing new plans for managing the new mixed government too, in order to legitimate the Seggi antiqui lineages prominence compared to the new associated members and the Popolo citizens.