Karolinum Press, Charles University
Emperor Charles IV and the Origins of the Great Schism, c. 1375–1378
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Emperor Charles IV and the Origins of the Great Schism, c. 1375–1378
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Charles IV, Schism, and Historians
Sources, Perspectives, Structures
1. The Story of a Divided Papacy
The Gold of Rome and the Fleshpots of Avignon
The Castel Sant’Angelo and Papal Liveries
The Hunt for the Truth about the Election and Revolt
Between the Pope’s Tyranny and Cardinals’ Vanity
From the Church Council to the Second Election
The Queen’s Two Bodies and the Sign of the Cross
2. An Imperial Diadem for the Young King
The Royal Election and Papal Approbation as a Bone of Contention
The Romzug, the War of the Eight Saints, and the Signs of the Stars
The Shared Emperorship and the Riddle of the Parisian Summit
3. Dynastic Interests in a Labyrinth of Ambition and Intrigue
The Postponement of Wenceslas’s Approbation in Rome
Urban’s Envoys in Prague
The Promulgation of the Approbation in Tivoli
4. Charles IV and the Great Schism
Anatomy of German Policy
Happy Hour of the Roman Campaign
Multilateral Diplomacy
Lights and Shadows of Agitation
The Power of Spiritual Knowledge
Conclusion
Editorial Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Charles IV, Schism, and Historians
Sources, Perspectives, Structures
1. The Story of a Divided Papacy
The Gold of Rome and the Fleshpots of Avignon
The Castel Sant’Angelo and Papal Liveries
The Hunt for the Truth about the Election and Revolt
Between the Pope’s Tyranny and Cardinals’ Vanity
From the Church Council to the Second Election
The Queen’s Two Bodies and the Sign of the Cross
2. An Imperial Diadem for the Young King
The Royal Election and Papal Approbation as a Bone of Contention
The Romzug, the War of the Eight Saints, and the Signs of the Stars
The Shared Emperorship and the Riddle of the Parisian Summit
3. Dynastic Interests in a Labyrinth of Ambition and Intrigue
The Postponement of Wenceslas’s Approbation in Rome
Urban’s Envoys in Prague
The Promulgation of the Approbation in Tivoli
4. Charles IV and the Great Schism
Anatomy of German Policy
Happy Hour of the Roman Campaign
Multilateral Diplomacy
Lights and Shadows of Agitation
The Power of Spiritual Knowledge
Conclusion
Editorial Appendix
Bibliography
Index