Pius Iv And The Fall Of The Carafa Nepotism And Papal Authority In Counterreformation Rome
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9780199670628
Description: 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.