Vicent JOSEP ESCARTÍ
The image of the nobility, according to Rafael Martí de Viciana (16th century): from the medieval past to the imperial project
La imagen de la nobleza, según Rafael Martí de Viciana (s. XVI): del pasado medieval al proyecto imperial
Published in Aristocracy and nobility in the Ancient and Medieval World
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The present paper makes an analysis of the concept of "nobility" throughout the work of the notary and valencian noble Rafael Martí de Viciana (1502-1582). Across his writings we can see clearly how Viciana, on the paper, combined the ancient and medieval origins of the local nobility with the privileges given by the crown in more recent times, to incorporate the nobles of his time to the new imperial project Carlos V for the Hispanic monarchy.
