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Ruling Peacefully: Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga and Patrician Reform in Sixteenth-century Italy
Paul V. Murphy
Ruling Peacefully: Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga and Patrician Reform in Sixteenth-century Italy
Paul V. Murphy
Raised in the splendid court of Mantua, wealthy even by the standards of Renaissance cardinals and an active participant in Italian and European politics, Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga (1505-1563) was in many respects a typical Renaissance prelate from a noble family. Thsi book provides a study of this influential and paradoxical figure.
336 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | September 30, 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9780813214788 |
Publishers | The Catholic University of America Press |
Pages | 336 |
Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 29 mm · 575 g |
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