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Agriculture and nobility in Lombardy. Land, management and innovation (1815-1861)

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  • Silvia A. Conca Messina
  • Catia Brilli

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This article aims to reassess the contribution of the nobility in the nineteenth-century economic transformation of Lombardy in northern Italy, focusing on its role in agricultural development. Relying on ongoing archival research into thousands of documents such as correspondence, notarial deeds, probate records, accounting books, the article attempts to demonstrate that noblemen acted in an entrepreneurial manner, supported the progress of techniques and innovation, and played a leading role in the modernisation of the sector. The article reconsiders the contribution of noble families both to the enhancement and management of their lands and to the elaboration and application of agricultural innovation.

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  • Silvia A. Conca Messina & Catia Brilli, 2022. "Agriculture and nobility in Lombardy. Land, management and innovation (1815-1861)," Business History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 64(2), pages 255-279, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:bushst:v:64:y:2022:i:2:p:255-279
    DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2019.1648435
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