Italian Renaissance Courts and Its Research in Western Historiography of the 21st Century

The article is devoted to the study of Italian Renaissance Сourts in Western (mainly Italian) historiography of the 21st century. The authors identify the directions and problems of research, comparing the problems of scientific works were written before the appearance of Italian Court History with works that were appeared at different stages of its development: in the initial period, in the first and second decades of the 21st century (the main emphasis is made on the study of the works of the 21st century). The article provides an overview of the main problems of the history of Italian courts in the works devoted to the influential Italian states of the Renaissance: the Duchy of Milan, the Papal State, the Kingdom of Naples and the Republic of Florence, highlights the issues existing in this area in relation to other Italian states (in particular, Siena and Genoa). The authors explore the works devoted to the problems of the relationship between the Italian and European courts of the Renaissance and other topical issues of modern research.