1992
DOI: 10.1017/s0268416000001673
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Ecclesiastical careers and the destiny of cadets

Abstract: Cet article étudie le rôle et la valeur des carrières ecclésiastiques par rapport à l'existence des cadets de famille noble, en Italie au 17e siècle. Le changement de la pratique successorale et de l'accès au mariage, qui concernaient la noblesse Italienne de l'époque, augmente l'importance du rang à la naissance. Les historiens ont généralement considéré l'aîné comme un privilégié en comparaison avec le cadet et la carrière ecclésiastique de ce dernier comme de second choix pour un jeune homme condamné au cél… Show more

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“…This implies a relatively large place for a child's aptitude and interest in shaping their career (Ben Amos 1994) compared to custom or inheritance practices. The contrast is even sharper if drawn against the much stricter birth order rules apparent in studies of Spain and Italy (Barrera-Gonzalez 1992;Ago 1992).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…This implies a relatively large place for a child's aptitude and interest in shaping their career (Ben Amos 1994) compared to custom or inheritance practices. The contrast is even sharper if drawn against the much stricter birth order rules apparent in studies of Spain and Italy (Barrera-Gonzalez 1992;Ago 1992).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Renata Ago notes that genealogical research carried out in Italy during the 19th century revealed that first-born sons of Italian noble households who succeeded to titles and patrimonies did sometimes concede their status as sole heirs to embark on, amongst other things, an ecclesiastical career. 40 This insight into individual behaviours serves to highlight a further observation. The concept of 'family strategies' can sometimes carry with it the implication that the individuals subjected to these strictures passively accepted the destinies mapped out for them, but this was not always so.…”
Section: Anton Caruana Galiziamentioning
confidence: 94%