Dynasty and diaspora in the Latin East
The case of the Sourdevals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11891850 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew D Buck (0000-0003-1191-0723, Queen Mary University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 151-169 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-07 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medieval History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4181 • E-ISSN: 1873-1279 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03044181.2018.1441743 |
| OpenAlex | W2789464070 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Though primarily a pious exercise, the First Crusade formed part of a broader medieval ‘aristocratic diaspora’ – a movement often attributed to those from Normandy – and offered enterprising figures the chance of a new life in the East. This article examines how one such figure, the Italo-Norman Robert of Sourdeval, whose wider kinship group was also found throughout the Anglo-Norman world, forged a career in the newly formed Crusader States. It outlines how his descendants continued, and built upon, Robert’s foundations, securing influence in the Latin East during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries by demonstrating an impressive ability to cross political divides, forge political relationships, and use periods of turmoil to their advantage. Through this family, therefore, important insights can be gained into the dynastic strategies deployed by crusading nobles seeking to forge positions of power, but also, more broadly, into the nature of the so-called Norman diaspora
Ancient history · Diaspora · Forge · Kinship · Latin Americans · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Anthropology · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Gender Studies · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Law · Medieval History and Crusades
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |