Encyclopedia - Ancona: Encyclopedia - Ancona
Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche, a region of northeastern Italy, population 100,507 (2001). Ancona is situated on the Adriat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi
Alexander VI, (Rodrigo Borgia) (January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503) pope (1492-1503), is the most memorable of the secular popes of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antonio Abati: Encyclopedia Ii - Antonio Abati - Biography
Leopold of Austria took him on as a poet laureate, then between 1640 and 1644 he travelled around the Netherlands and France, experiencin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Honorius Iv: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Honorius Iv - Early Career
Savelli studied at the University of Paris, during which time he held a prebend and a canonry at the cathedral of Châlons-sur-Marne. Lat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Pius Ix: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Pius Ix - Pius Ix's Papacy
Pope Pius IX - Liberalism and conservatism. As a liberal and, somewhat aware of the political pressures within the Papal States, his fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Nepotism And Opposition
Borgia's elevation did not at the time excite much alarm, and at first his reign was marked by a strict administration of justice and an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Nepotism And Opposition
Borgia's elevation did not at the time excite much alarm, and at first his reign was marked by a strict administration of justice and an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancona: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancona - Ancona Sights
Ancona - Cathedral church of S. Ciriaco. The cathedral was consecrated in 1128 and completed in 1189. Some writers suppose that the ori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Honorius Iv: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Honorius Iv - Other Work
Honorius IV inherited plans for another crusade, but confined himself to collecting the tithes imposed by the Council of Lyons, arranging...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Pius Ix: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Pius Ix - Death And Beatification
Pius IX died on 7 February 1878 from natural causes. His body was originally buried in St. Peter's grotto, but was moved 13 July 1881 to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Honorius Iv: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Honorius Iv - Rome
Rome and the States of the Church enjoyed a period of tranquillity during the pontificate of Honorius IV, the like of which they had not ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Honorius Iv: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Honorius Iv - Sicilian Conflict
Sicilian affairs required immediate attention. Previously, under Martin IV, the Sicilians had rejected the rule of Charles of Anjou, taki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Pius Ix: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Pius Ix - Papal Election
The conclave of 1846, following the death of Pope Gregory XVI, was one which took place during an unsettled political climate in Italy. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Confiscations And Savonarola
Violent and revengeful, he now became the most powerful man in Rome, and even his father quailed before him. As he needed funds to carry ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - The French In Retreat
But a reaction against Charles soon set in, for all the powers were alarmed at his success, and on the 31st of March a league between the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - French Involvement
Alexander made many alliances to secure his position, but fearing himself isolated he sought help from Charles VIII of France. As the kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Cesare In The North
This year was a jubilee year, and crowds of pilgrims flocked to the city from all parts of the world bringing money for the purchase of i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Last Years
But a promise of French help at once forced the confederates to come to terms, and Cesare by an act of treachery seized the ringleaders a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Representations In Popular Culture
Pope Alexander VI - Books. Alexander VI and his family are the subjects of Mario Puzo's final novel The Family. Pope Alexander VI - Te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Death And Reputation
On the 18th of August Alexander died at the age of 72. His death was followed by scenes of wild disorder, and Cesare, being himself ill, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - Education And Election
He studied law at Bologna and after his uncle's election he was created successively bishop, cardinal and vice-chancellor of the church, ...   » Read the article