Papal Genealogy
Title | Papal Genealogy PDF eBook |
Author | George L. Williams |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2004-08-25 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780786420711 |
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.
A Genealogy of the Pope Family of Kentucky
Title | A Genealogy of the Pope Family of Kentucky PDF eBook |
Author | Nathaniel Field |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2024-08-28 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9783386952040 |
A History of the Dorchester Pope Family. 1634-1888
Title | A History of the Dorchester Pope Family. 1634-1888 PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Henry Pope |
Publisher | |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1888 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN |
Genealogy of the Pope Family
Title | Genealogy of the Pope Family PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 19 |
Release | 1976 |
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Genealogy of Thomas Pope (1608-1683) and Some of His Descendants
Title | Genealogy of Thomas Pope (1608-1683) and Some of His Descendants PDF eBook |
Author | Franklin Leonard Pope |
Publisher | |
Pages | 38 |
Release | 1888 |
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Genealogy of a Portion of the Pope Family, Together with Biographical Notices of Col. W. Pope, of Boston, and Some of His Descendants
Title | Genealogy of a Portion of the Pope Family, Together with Biographical Notices of Col. W. Pope, of Boston, and Some of His Descendants PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 1862 |
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Genealogy of a Portion of the Pope Family, Together with Biographical Notices of Col. W. Pope, of Boston, and Some of His Descendants
Title | Genealogy of a Portion of the Pope Family, Together with Biographical Notices of Col. W. Pope, of Boston, and Some of His Descendants PDF eBook |
Author | Family of POPE |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1862 |
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