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Papal Genealogy : The Families and Descendants of the Popes by George L. Williams (1998, Library Binding)

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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.

Product Identifiers

PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-100786403152

ISBN-139780786403158

eBay Product ID (ePID)480032

Product Key Features

Number of Pages271 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePapal Genealogy : the Families and Descendants of the Popes

Publication Year1998

SubjectGenealogy & Heraldry, Religious, General

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, Référence

AuthorGeorge L. Williams

FormatLibrary Binding

Dimensions

Item Weight24.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

LCCN97-36093

Dewey Edition21

Target AudienceTrade

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal929.7/088/22

Lc Classification NumberCs39.P64 1998