Governing the City, Governing the Plague: Practices of Isolation and Quarantine in the Duchy of Milan through the Letters of Ludovic the Moor (1467)
Abstract
This article illustrates a moment in the political training of Ludovico Maria Sforza, also known as il Moro. In 1467, the adolescent Ludovico is in Cremona, his mother's dowry city, to continue his studies under the guidance of tutors, and to learn, through dialogue with local administrators, how to govern the city. This represents a case of princely education, allowing the prince-in-training to assimilate a series of essential power and relationship practices necessary for leading the state, with the littere clause serving as a rich testimony to these experiences.
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