The Early Modern Papacy: From the Council of Trent to the French Revolution 1564-1789

by A.D. Wright

Overview

A history of the Papacy covering the vital period from the Renaissance through the Counter Reformation to the period of the French Revolution. Its a broad survey analysing the influence of Papal power not only across Europe but the wider world also.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317896173
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/10/2014
Series:	Longman History of The Papacy
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	346
File size:	921 KB

About the Author

A.D Wright

Table of Contents

General Editor’s Preface
Preface
Chronological Table

1 Introduction

2 The Bishop of Rome

3 Metropolitan initiative and provincial reaction

4 Primatial leadership and Italian problems

5 Patriarchal authority in Western Europe and political obstacles

6 The Supreme Pontiff

7 ‘The Papal Prince’

8 Conclusion

Further Reading
Select Bibliography
Glossary
Map 1: Italy in 1564
Map 2: Political divisions during the eighteenth century
Index