Abstract
With the fourth generation, the kinship group reached its maximum
horizontal cognatic extension. Extensive parental relationships and the
achievement of the rank of marquis allowed a wide-ranging capacity for
action in a large part of the kingdom. The relationship with the royal
power was then always fundamental, even in the Ottonian period. Political
and relational developments are therefore investigated in the different
areas of activity of the Hucpoldings, namely the duchy of Spoleto, march
of Tuscany, exarchate of Ravenna and eastern Emilia, especially the
territory of Bologna.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press