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Città nuove, nobiltà e ‘socializzazione’ al Regno. Dinamiche e trasformazioni dell’Abruzzo di frontiera in epoca primo-angioina
Abstract After the battle of Benevento, in 1266, Charles I of Anjou and his successors intervened multiple times on the frontier region of the Kingdom of Sicily. In the area called Montanea Aprutii they ordered or approved the construction (or reconstruction) of many towns. The first Angevin king authorized the re-edification of L’Aquila and Montereale (ca. 1266–1271), ordered the foundation of Leonessa (in 1278) and then the failed attempt of Valle Castellana (1281), while the creation of Cittaducale (1309–1311) and Cittareale (1329) was the initiative of Charles II and Robert of Anjou. The changes to frontier policies and the birth of the new towns had social, economic, and demographic consequences, resulting in the improved integration of the region’s inhabitants in the Kingdom’s political and economic system. The nobility under Frederick II had been rebellious and enjoyed a high degree of autonomy, being capable of enacting transfrontier policies, but in the Angevin age they were forced to adapt to the increased presence of the king’s officers and to the growing power of the new towns. Noble families learned to take new paths to political ascension, entering the service of the king and moving into the new towns, in particular the most powerful one, L’Aquila.
