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The Catholic Henri IV and the Papacy, 1593-1610

This study explores Franco-Papal relations, and their effect on the French Church and State, from Henri IV's conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1593 until his death in 1610. Because Henri IV's primary concern, even in matters involving the Papacy or the Gallican Church, was to protect his kingdom from Habsburg encroachment, he was willing either to abandon his Protestant allies abroad, or to adopt reform measures, such as the decrees of the Council of Trent, that might weaken his own authority or disturb the peace of his kingdom. This caused repeated conflicts with the Counter-Reformation Popes Clement VIII and Paul V, to whom the primary enemy was always the infidel and the heretic. Nevertheless both sides realized that they needed each other to maintain their independence of Spain.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504406
Date08 1900
CreatorsFling, William Jackson
ContributorsPainter, William E., Kamp, Henry Wilbur, 1922-
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatiii, 130 leaves, Text
CoverageFrance, 1593-1610
RightsPublic, Fling, William Jackson, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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