The Bresse Clergy Assembly and Tithe Grants, 1560-80
Matthew Vester
Studies of the political impact tithe collection in medieval and early modern Europe have tended to consider phenomenon as secular taxation church property. This article examines how, parts archdiocese Lyon subject sovereign house Savoy (Bresse, Bugey, Valromey), regional clergy assembly itself was responsible for assessment collection. Because its control this process, Bresse able play a significant role configuration that included variety actors, both clerical secular. In Bresse, ruler did not monopolize wealth extraction, ecclesiastical politics were marked by shifting roles interests multiple players.
The Sixteenth century journal