The external relations entertained by the Curia have always been a focal point of research interest. This volume can justly claim to stand as the first comparative study at the European level. On the basis of sources taken from the Vatican Archives it concentrates on beneficiary systems, financial levies and international policy with special reference to Borgia pope Calixtus III, Cibo pope Innocent VIII and Medici pope Leo X. The results are set in relation to the church and Curia policies of the Catholic nations and the widespread criticism of the Curia prevalent at the time. Of special moment here are Spain and above all France.

Autorentext
Götz-Rüdiger Tewes ist habilitierter Historiker und lehrt mittelalterliche Geschichte an der Universität zu Köln.

Zusammenfassung

"Es gelingt G.-R. Tewes [...] durch seine Arbeit die bisher gängigen Klischee-Vorstellungen von einer besonderen Belastung des Deutschen Reiches durch die römische Kurie am Vorabend der Reformation zu revidieren."
Klaus Ganzer in: Cristianesimo Nella Storia 28/2007