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Pius IV and the fall of the Carafa : nepotism and papal authority in Counter-Reformation Rome /

This volume reconstructs the events surrounding the prosecution of Pope Paul IV's nephews by his successor Pius IV and the impact this had on Counter-Reformation Rome. It offers a substantial reappraisal of how contemporaries viewed the ideas of nepotism and papal authority and demonstrates Piu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pattenden, Miles (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Series:Oxford historical monographs.
Subjects:
Carafa, Carlo, > approximately 1517-1561 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Carafa, Alfonso, > 1540-1565 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Pius > IV, > Pope, > 1499-1565.
Carafa, Alfonso, > 1540-1565
Carafa, Carlo, > approximately 1517-1561
Pius > IV, > Pope, > 1499-1565
Pius > IV. > Papst > 1499-1565
Carafa > Familie
Papacy > History > 1447-1565.
Counter-Reformation > Italy.
Papauté > Histoire > 1447-1565.
Contre-Réforme > Italie.
RELIGION > Christianity > Catholic.
Counter-Reformation
Papacy
Italy
Strafverfahren
Gegenreformation
1447-1565
Electronic books.
History
Trials, litigation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This volume reconstructs the events surrounding the prosecution of Pope Paul IV's nephews by his successor Pius IV and the impact this had on Counter-Reformation Rome. It offers a substantial reappraisal of how contemporaries viewed the ideas of nepotism and papal authority and demonstrates Pius' importance in shaping their development.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-150) and index.
ISBN:9780191649615
0191649619
9781299220911
1299220916
9780191749513
0191749516