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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. 3323. Papal Genealogy The Families and Descendants of the Popes, by George L. Williams (read June 30, 2000) Papal history has long been a great interest of mine, having read Pastor's 40 volumes and Horace Mann's 18 volumes in their entirety. This book does some fascinating compilation from basic sources, and while the tone sometimes disturbs I found it effortless reading, full of things that really interested me. Made me think I should reread some of Pastor's masterful volumes. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Verwijzingen naar dit werk in externe bronnen. Wikipedia in het Engels (30)The papacy has often resembled a secular European monarchy more than a divinely inspired institution. Roman pontiffs bestowed great wealth on their families and forged strategic alliances with other powerful families to increase their power. Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia), for example, forced his daughter Lucrezia into a series of marriages for political reasons. When her marital alliance was no longer advantageous, as was the case in her second marriage, her husband was brutally murdered. Many papal families also intermarried in hopes of forming a hereditary papacy; at least two members of the Fieschi, Piccolomini, Della Rovere, and Medici families served as pope. Papal families since the early history of the church are fully covered in this comprehensive work. Genealogical charts graphically show the descendants of the popes, presenting in many cases the interrelationships between the papal families and their relationships with many of the leading families of Europe. Detailed histories examine the impact of the papacy on each pope's family and how each influenced the history of the church. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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