To a nineteenth-century noble family, cohesion was synonymous with status and played a major role in the construction of its identity as part of a powerful social class. Within this society—so reliant on inequality and strongly centered around obedience and hierarchy—the story of Alvise I Mocenigo and his sons shows how the paterfamilias problematized his relatives’ insubordination and how, despite the several challenges to his authority, his decisions regarding the devolution of his wealth were driven to ensure the continuing of the family name and status. In doing so, Alvise bequeathed his goods to his grandsons (i.e., sons of his unsubordinated son, who at that time was already dead) and penalized his own sons. When one of his disinherited sons, Alvise IV Pietro Giulio, went before a court to claim his rightful share of the paternal patrimony, he was not just challenging his father’s will but his own world, where personal ambitions and expectations had to be sacrificed in the name of obedience and family honor. Through the consultation of a number of firsthand materials such as letters, wills, and judicial records held at Venetian archives, this article contributes to the understanding of the Venetian upper-class families and uncovers the changing family dynamics in place in nineteenth-century society.

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“我原谅我的儿子可能对我造成的任何厌恶”：阿尔维斯一世·莫西尼哥和十九世纪威尼斯的父权制的衰落

对于一个19世纪的贵族家庭而言，凝聚力是地位的代名词，在建立其身份（作为强大的社会阶层的一部分）中起着重要作用。在这个社会中，Alvise I Mocenigo和他的儿子们非常不平等，十分依赖于服从和等级制度。这个故事表明，亲戚家庭如何使亲戚的服从问题化，尽管他的权力受到了诸多挑战，但他如何决定权力下放他的财富被用来确保姓氏和地位的延续。这样一来，阿尔维斯就将自己的财产遗赠给了孙子（即当时他已经死了的未曾服从的儿子的儿子），并对自己的儿子进行了处罚。当他的一个非继承儿子之一Alvise IV Pietro Giulio出庭要求他应得的父系遗产时，他不仅在挑战父亲的意志，而且在挑战自己的世界，在这个世界中，必须以服从和家庭荣誉的名义牺牲个人的野心和期望。通过查阅在威尼斯档案馆中保存的许多第一手材料，如信件，遗嘱和司法记录，本文有助于理解威尼斯上层阶级家庭，并揭示了19世纪社会中不断变化的家庭动态。