Curia and Crusade: Pope Honorius III and the Recovery of the Holy Land: 1216-1227

by Thomas W Smith

Overview

The pontificate of Honorius III (1216-27) ranks among the most important papal reigns of the thirteenth century: the pope organised two large-scale crusades to recover the Holy Land, the second of which recovered Jerusalem for the first since 1187; he presided over a 'golden summer' of papal-imperial relations with the medieval stupor mundi, Frederick II, emperor of the Romans and king of Sicily; he developed an original theological conception of his office; and he laid the foundations for a centralised papal financial machine. Yet, despite his significant impact on early thirteenth-century Christendom, Honorius has often languished in the shadow of his famous predecessor, Innocent III - a balance that the present book redresses. Grounded in extensive original research into the manuscripts of Honorius's letter registers, this study develops a revisionist interpretation of how the curia marshalled the crusading movement to recover the Holy Land. Questioning the utility of the historiographical construct of 'papal policy', this book provides new insights into crusade diplomacy, papal theology, the roles of legates, and the effectiveness of crusade taxation. It also includes a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the papal chancery and its documents, which will be of particular use to students and those approaching the medieval papacy for the first time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782503552972
Publisher:	Brepols Publishers
Publication date:	10/18/2017
Series:	Outremer. Studies in the Crusades and the Latin East , #6
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	393
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.20(d)
Language:	Latin

Table of Contents

Table of Contents vii

List of Illustrations ix

Acknowledgements xi

Introduction 1

Part I The Curial Context

Chapter 1 Honorius III: Origins and Career 31

Chapter 2 The Papal Chancery and its Documents 49

Part II Papal Diplomacy and the Crusade

Chapter 3 Andrew II of Hungary and the Fifth Crusade, 1216-18 103

Chapter 4 Emperor Frederick II and the Fifth Crusade, 1218-21 127

Chapter 5 The Imperial Crusade, 1221-27 173

Part III Instruments of Authority: Expression, Representatives and Results

Chapter 6 Arengae 213

Chapter 7 Legates 261

Chapter 8 Taxation 297

Conclusion 343

Bibliography 347

Index 379