Court and Politics in Papal Rome, 1492–1700

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511496929

This 2002 book attempts to overcome the traditional historiographical approach to the role of the early modern papacy by focusing on the actual mechanisms of power in the papal court. The period covered extends from the Renaissance to the aftermath of the peace of Westphalia in 1648 - after which the papacy was reduced to a mainly spiritual role. Based on research in Italian and other European archives, the book concentrates on the factions at the Roman court and in the college of cardinals. The sacred college came under great international pressure during the election of a new pope, and consequently such figures as foreign ambassadors and foreign cardinals are examined, as well as political liaisons and social contacts at court. Finally, the book includes an analysis of the ambiguous nature of Roman ceremonial, which was both religious and secular: a reflection of the power struggle both in Rome and in Europe.

Review of the hardback:' … this [is an] important collection of articles … together they present a new and intriguing view of the early modern state apparatus.'

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of abbreviations
pp vii-viii
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Introduction
pp 1-7
- By Gianvittorio Signorotto, Maria Antonietta Visceglia
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1 - A turning-point in the history of the factional system in the Sacred College: the power of pope and cardinals in the age of Alexander VI
pp 8-30
- By Marco Pellegrini
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2 - Court and city in the ceremony of the possesso in the sixteenth century
pp 31-52
- By Irene Fosi
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3 - ‘Rome, workshop of all the practices of the world’: from the letters of Cardinal Ferdinando de' Medici to Cosimo I and Francesco I
pp 53-77
- By Elena Fasano Guarini
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4 - The ‘world's theatre’: the court of Rome and politics in the first half of the seventeenth century
pp 78-98
- By Mario Rosa
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5 - Factions in the Sacred College in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
pp 99-131
- By Maria Antonietta Visceglia, Professor of Early Modern History Università degli Studi di Roma ‘La Sapienza’
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6 - The Secretariat of State as the pope's special ministry
pp 132-157
- By Antonio Menniti Ippolito
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7 - The cardinal-protectors of the crowns in the Roman curia during the first half of the seventeenth century: the case of France
pp 158-176
- By Olivier Poncet
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8 - The squadrone volante: ‘independent’ cardinals and European politics in the second half of the seventeenth century
pp 177-211
- By Gianvittorio Signorotto, Professor of Early Modern History Università degli Studi di Urbino, Italy
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9 - Roman avvisi: information and politics in the seventeenth century
pp 212-228
- By Mario Infelise
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10 - Hegemony over the social scene and zealous popes (1676–1700)
pp 229-246
- By Renata Ago
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Index
pp 247-257
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CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN ITALIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
pp 258-259
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of abbreviations
pp vii-viii

Introduction
pp 1-7

1 - A turning-point in the history of the factional system in the Sacred College: the power of pope and cardinals in the age of Alexander VI
pp 8-30

2 - Court and city in the ceremony of the possesso in the sixteenth century
pp 31-52

3 - ‘Rome, workshop of all the practices of the world’: from the letters of Cardinal Ferdinando de' Medici to Cosimo I and Francesco I
pp 53-77

4 - The ‘world's theatre’: the court of Rome and politics in the first half of the seventeenth century
pp 78-98

5 - Factions in the Sacred College in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
pp 99-131

6 - The Secretariat of State as the pope's special ministry
pp 132-157

7 - The cardinal-protectors of the crowns in the Roman curia during the first half of the seventeenth century: the case of France
pp 158-176

8 - The squadrone volante: ‘independent’ cardinals and European politics in the second half of the seventeenth century
pp 177-211

9 - Roman avvisi: information and politics in the seventeenth century
pp 212-228

10 - Hegemony over the social scene and zealous popes (1676–1700)
pp 229-246

Index
pp 247-257

CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN ITALIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
pp 258-259

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