Abstract EN:

Corfou. Venetian rule. System of loyalty. Vocabulary for the dialogue between subject and ruler. The town council was taken over by the families that already took part in it, putting asside other groupes. Formation of the local mobility. A circle of old dignitaries dominates the "conclave" center of political balance, helped by the conflicts at the heart of the council. These conflicts gave rise to clandestine meetings organised outside the municipal council and condemned by the authorities. From the existing hierarchy appears a group of families that manages to take possession of the most important positions in government, closely followed by a more numerous group taking part in the honors and banning all other families from power.