Through the exceptional case of the estate (massa) of Massaciuccoli in Versilia, the study investigates the formation of fiscal patrimony in Tuscany in the early Middle Ages. The case study and a series of parallels suggest the major role of senatorial patrimonial estates and imperial infrastructures (mansiones) in the creation of the fisc in the Lombard age. They also show that, at least in some cases, the fiscal estates established at this time remained in the hands of public authorities until the end of the 11th century, although they were repeatedly reorganized and dismembered. The case of the Massaciuccoli estate, formerly known as the massa Tagiani/Tagiliani, also helps to better understand what those early medieval masse were, which left an important trace in the toponymy of the region: they were large and articulated estates, not territorially coherent, and sometimes with specific productive vocations, probably resulting from the king's appropriation of senatorial villas or large ecclesiastical estate complexes.
A partire dal caso eccezionale del complesso patrimoniale (massa) di Massaciuccoli in Versilia, lo studio si interroga sulla formazione del patrimonio fiscale in Toscana tra primo e alto medioevo. Il caso di studio e una serie di paralleli suggeriscono il ruolo importante dei patrimoni senatori e delle infrastrutture imperiali (mansiones) nella creazione del fisco in età longobarda. Mostrano anche che, almeno in alcuni casi, i complessi patrimoniali fiscali costituiti in questa fase rimasero nelle mani delle autorità pubbliche fino al termine dell’XI secolo, pur venendo ripetutamente riorganizzati e smembrati. La vicenda del complesso patrimoniale di Massaciuccoli, precedentemente noto come massa Tagiani/Tagiliani, aiuta anche a capire meglio cosa fossero quelle masse altomedievali, che lasciarono un’importante traccia nella toponomastica della regione: si trattava di ampi e articolati complessi patrimoniali, non territorialmente coerenti, e talvolta con vocazioni produttive specifiche, probabilmente derivanti dall’appropriazione da parte del re di ville senatorie o grandi complessi patrimoniali ecclesiastici.
La formazione del patrimonio fiscale altomedievale in Tuscia. Riflessioni a partire dal caso di Massaciuccoli
Simone Collavini
2024-01-01
Abstract
Through the exceptional case of the estate (massa) of Massaciuccoli in Versilia, the study investigates the formation of fiscal patrimony in Tuscany in the early Middle Ages. The case study and a series of parallels suggest the major role of senatorial patrimonial estates and imperial infrastructures (mansiones) in the creation of the fisc in the Lombard age. They also show that, at least in some cases, the fiscal estates established at this time remained in the hands of public authorities until the end of the 11th century, although they were repeatedly reorganized and dismembered. The case of the Massaciuccoli estate, formerly known as the massa Tagiani/Tagiliani, also helps to better understand what those early medieval masse were, which left an important trace in the toponymy of the region: they were large and articulated estates, not territorially coherent, and sometimes with specific productive vocations, probably resulting from the king's appropriation of senatorial villas or large ecclesiastical estate complexes.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
