Following the Treaty of Paris of 1355, the Beaufortain came under the domination of the County of Savoy.
While this event did not fundamentally alter the daily lives of the valley's inhabitants, it provided historians with numerous records of the castellany and subsidies, essential for studying medieval rural areas in Savoy.
The aim of this lecture is to shed light on the daily lives of the inhabitants of a relatively unknown and understudied area. Between the management of alpine pastures, the assertion of comital power, and local privileges, the castellany of Beaufort warranted further investigation.
This lecture will be presented by Louis Bruet-Hottelaz, who holds a Master's degree in Medieval History from the University of Savoie Mont Blanc and defended a research thesis entitled "Rural Structures of a Savoyard Mountain Area: The Castellany of Beaufort (1355-1391)," from which this presentation is drawn. He is currently a Master's student in Archives at the University of Lyon.
The aim of this lecture is to shed light on the daily lives of the inhabitants of a relatively unknown and understudied area. Between the management of alpine pastures, the assertion of comital power, and local privileges, the castellany of Beaufort warranted further investigation.
This lecture will be presented by Louis Bruet-Hottelaz, who holds a Master's degree in Medieval History from the University of Savoie Mont Blanc and defended a research thesis entitled "Rural Structures of a Savoyard Mountain Area: The Castellany of Beaufort (1355-1391)," from which this presentation is drawn. He is currently a Master's student in Archives at the University of Lyon.
