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Power and Authority, a Trial of Two Swords : A History of the Union of the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Sicily (1186-1250) / Willem J. Zwalve.

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Format:: Book
Author/Creator:: Zwalve, Willem Jans, author.
Language:: English
Subjects (All):: Rome--History--Empire, 284-476.; Rome.; Sicily (Italy)--History.; Sicily (Italy).
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (634 pages)
Edition:: First edition.
Place of Publication:: The Hague, The Netherlands : Eleven, [2023]
Summary:: This book by Willem J. Zwalve explores the historical union between the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Sicily, initiated through the marriage of German King Henry VI and Constance of Hauteville in 1186. The union, which spanned from the North Sea to Africa, challenged the sovereignty of the Roman Papacy and led to significant geopolitical conflicts in the thirteenth century. The narrative details the efforts of successive popes to dissolve this union, culminating in the deposition of Emperor Frederick II by Pope Innocent IV in 1245. The book also examines the legal and political intricacies of the trial of Frederick II at the First Council of Lyon, showcasing the deep-rooted conflict between secular and papal authorities. Aimed at historians and legal scholars, the work delves into medieval legal culture and the historical context of European legal foundations. Generated by AI.
Contents:: Intro; Introduction; Contents; Prologue; Part I: Unio regni ad imperium; 1. The Kingdom of Sicily; Freedom of the Church; The Treaty of Melfi; Roger II becomes king of Sicily; His title confirmed by Innocent II; 2. The Holy Roman Empire; The Rise of a New Roman Empire in the West; The Lombard problem; A new king of the Franks; Pope Stephen II goes to Gaul; The Donation of Pepin; Pope Stephen II grants the Roman patriciate to Pepin; Charlemagne conquers the Lombard kingdom; The Donation of Charlemagne; Charlemagne crowned as Roman Emperor; The Hludowicianum; Constitutio romana; Rapid decline of Charlemagne's empire; The Tribal Kingdom; The German succession; Otto I in Italy; The Ottonianum and the Roman synod of 963; The Salian emperors; The 'election' of Conrad III; The election of Frederick I; 3. Frederick I 'Barbarossa'; Frederick I defines 'Gelasian' doctrine; Two Swords; The Treaty of Konstanz; The Italian policy of Frederick I; 4. The Italian Kingdom; The German kings and Italy; Barbarossa comes to the Italian kingdom; The constitutional problems ahead; 5. Pope Hadrian IV and Frederick I; An awkward meeting at Sutri; Barbarossa meets ambassadors from Rome; Barbarossa refuses to invade Sicily; King William I asserts his authority; 6. Cardinal Bandinelli; The Treaty of Benevento; Cardinal Bandinelli; The Besançon incident; 7. The Parliament of Roncaglia; Barbarossa takes on Milan; The lex 'Omnis iurisdictio'; The Lombard conundrum; 8. Pope Alexander III; A contested papal election; The Pavia Council; The destruction of Milan; A failed summit; Barbarossa marches on Rome; Alexander III back in Rome; The Roman disaster; The Lombard League; Alessandria; The siege of Alessandria; The Battle of Legnano; 9. Peace in Venice.; Negotiations in Anagni; The papal peace strategy; The pope goes to Venice; The Ferrara conference; Barbarossa's reservations; Barbarossa confronted with an ultimatum; Barbarossa in Venice; 10. The Second Storm from Swabia; The Peace of Konstanz; Barbarossa returns to Lombardy; Henry VI marries Constance of Sicily; The Roman 'Kaiser'; Tancred of Lecce and Richard of England; The coronation of Henry VI; His failed Sicilian campaign; The capture of Richard of England; Henry VI is crowned king of Sicily; 11. Innocent III and the Kingdom of Sicily; Birth of Frederick II; He is raised in Sicily; Innocent III; Contested elections; The election of Philip of Swabia; Innocent III and the German election; Papal involvement in Sicilian affairs; Walter of Brienne; The King comes of age; Lessons learned; The ruined kingdom; 12. Otto IV and the Kingdom of Sicily; Papal adversities; Philip of Swabia prevails; Philip comes to terms with Innocent III; Innocent III and Otto IV; Innocent III and Philip 'Auguste'; Otto IV is re-elected; He refuses to make peace with France; Otto IV comes to Italy; His conference with Innocent III in Viterbo; His coronation by Innocent III; Otto IV meets with Sicilian malcontents; He decides to invade Sicily; Otto IV is excommunicated; Otto IV leaves Italy; Innocent III is out of options; Frederick II accepts his election and submits to the papal conditions; He leaves Sicily; He meets Innocent III; His passage to Germany; He pays his debts; The battle of Bouvines; 13. Crusade; Frederick II takes the cross; The Fourth Lateran Council; The Albigensian Crusade; The third canon of the Fourth Lateran Council; The matter of Raymond VI of Toulouse; The matter of the Empire; The crusading army is to depart on 1 June 1217.; 14. Procrastination and Deception; Promises and true intentions; The Fifth Crusade; Mounting pressure on Frederick II and Honorius III; Henry (VII) elected King of the Romans; Frederick II returns to Italy; His imperial coronation; 15. Excommunication I; Frederick II returns to the Sicilian kingdom; The Assizes of Capua; Sicilian affairs; The Fifth Crusade ends in disaster; The Ferentino conference; Rising animosity in the curia against Frederick II; Frederick II turns his attention to Lombardy; His failure to reform the Italian kingdom; Gregory IX excommunicates Frederick II; 16. Atonement; The reaction of Frederick II; Preparations of Frederick II for a new crusade; Frederick II in the Holy Land; Frederick II in Jerusalem; Gregory IX invades the Sicilian kingdom; Rearrangement of papal policy; The Peace of S. Germano; The decisive role of the German princes; 17. Competing Legislators; The Emperor; Frederick II decides to codify Sicilian royal legislation; The king sole guarantor of peace and justice; Legislation his exclusive domain; The incident of the coronation statutes; The Cult of Justice; The nature of Frederick's code; Gregory IX disapproves of the Sicilian codification project; The Pope; Gregory's code of canon law; Nature and effectiveness of Gregory's code; Gregory IX at war with the Romans; 18. Excommunication II; Henry (VII) and the German princes; Assassination of Duke Louis of Bavaria; Frederick II and the German princes; The emperor, the pope, and the Lombard League; Frederick II and his son Conrad depart for Germany; The deposition of Henry (VII); The Diet of Mainz; Reconciliation with the Guelphs; Frederick's son Conrad not elected king of the Romans; Frederick justifies his Lombard policy; Frederick in Lombardy and in Austria.; Frederick's son Conrad nominated as 'king elect'; Frederick attempts to rally the European princes into an anti-clerical alliance; Gregory IX asserts his plenitudo potestatis; The battle of Cortenuova; Frederick excommunicated a second time; 19. Frustrated councils; Cardinal Pecorara's secret mission to France; Frederick II urges the cardinals to call a general council; Gregory IX launches a crusade against Frederick II; Frederick II before the walls of Rome; A temporary truce; Gregory IX calls a general council; The battle of Monte Christo; 20. Diversions; Sedis vacantia; German reactions to Frederick's second excommunication; The Mongol invasion; Frederick II and Innocent IV; Negotiations to restore peace; Cardinal Capocci takes the initiative; A preliminary peace agreement; Heinrich 'Raspe' is approached; The pope panics; He leaves Italy and seeks asylum in France; Innocent IV goes to Lyon and calls a general council; Part II: Dies Irae; 1. The Summons; An emperor on trial; Historical precedents; The doctrine of plenitudo potestatis; Legal authorities: the decretal 'Venerabilem'; The decretal 'Excommunicamus'; The decretal 'Novit ille'; The decretal 'Per venerabilem'; Frederick II refuses to stand trial; 2. The Venue; Innocent IV in Lyon; An unsuccessful attempt at reconciliation; A last attempt at reconciliation; Setting the stage; 3. The Trial; The First Session; Innocent IV brings his charges; The charge of heresy; The Second Session; A witness to the character of Frederick II; The charge of sacrilege; Master Thaddaeus requests a suspension; The Adjournment; Codification of the secular privileges of the Church; Preparing a definitive judgment; An important legal brief; The papal decisio; Frederick II in Verona.; The Third and Final Session; From Lyon to Verona and back again; Another 'last' peace initiative; Master Thaddaeus objects; Innocent IV rejects all objections; The Sentence; The emperor declared guilty of four serious crimes; Frederick's Reaction; Due process; The summons contested; Frederick warns the European monarchs; Innocent IV rejects all criticism; Frederick II appeals to the French nobility; 4. Execution; Execution by way of assassination; The Parma conspiracy; The Sicilian conspiracy; Louis IX tries to mediate; Heinrich Raspe 'elected' king of the Romans; The German electoral college; Death of Heinrich Raspe; Frederick II loses Parma; William of Holland 'elected' king of the Romans; Victoria; Louis IX warns the pope; The Seventh Crusade; Another assassination attempt; The death of Piero della Vigna; Enzio imprisoned in Bologna; The demise of Frederick II; 5. Extermination; Conrad IV; Conrad IV leaves Germany; Conrad IV dies; Manfred; Innocent IV in search of a new king of Sicily; The Sicilian kingdom after the demise of Conrad IV; Innocent IV takes control of the Sicilian kingdom; Dissolution; Manfred strikes back; The German succession crisis; The League of the Rhine; The electors selling their votes; A contested election; The nadir of the Empire; King Manfred; Manfred is crowned king of Sicily; Manfred's Italian policy; Urban IV; Charles of Anjou; Charles of Anjou senator of Rome; The king's troubled conscience; Urban IV and Manfred; The king's conscience at ease; Urban IV restates papal policy; Provencal troops in Rome; Manfred's failed offensive; Clement IV elected pope; Charles of Anjou in Rome; Death of Manfred; Conradin; The Sicilian exiles and Italian Ghibellines turn to Conradin; Conradin.; The Augsburg conference.
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Other Format:: Print version: Zwalve, Willem J. Power and Authority, a Trial of Two Swords
ISBN:: 9789400112216
OCLC:: 1373341958

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