Cardinal’s familia as a Network in the 13th Century

A Case Study of Cardinal Stephen Báncsa’s Family in the Mid-thirteenth Century

Authors

  • Gergely Kiss University of Pécs Faculty of Humanities and Social Studies Institute of History Department of Medieval and Early Modern History

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15170/SPMNNV.2017.09.03

Keywords:

cardinals, Papacy, family, social relations, papal Curia, 13th century, Hungary, Orvieto

Abstract

The present paper aimes to examine the first Hungarian cardinal, Stephen Báncsa’s family. It uses the term familia in a large sense involving both bood relatives and members of the court being in official relations with the cardinal as well. The paper presents the composition of the family, its functioning as a personal network which had a several influence on beneficiary policy and university studies as well.

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Published

2022-05-04

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Studies

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