Skip to main content

IMC 2016: Sessions

Session 502: Cardinals and Visitors to the Curia

Tuesday 5 July 2016, 09.00-10.30

Organiser:Herwig Weigl, Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung / Institut für Geschichte, Universität Wien
Moderator/Chair:Brenda M. Bolton, University of London
Paper 502-a'Petrus enim papiensis' (Peter of Pavia): The Career of Peter Ithier 'of Pavia' (d. 1182), Diplomat and Cardinal
(Language: English)
Anne J. Duggan, Department of History, King's College London
Paper 502-bHow to Feed a Cardinal: Proctors, Diplomacy, and Food at the Papal Curia
(Language: English)
Herwig Weigl, Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung / Institut für Geschichte, Universität Wien
Index terms: Daily Life, Ecclesiastical History, Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 502-cCardinal Robert de Courson and the Council of Reims
(Language: English)
Sethina Watson, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York
Index terms: Canon Law, Ecclesiastical History
Abstract

The session deals with cardinals' careers and their role in diplomatic relations and everyday business of the Curia, with special regard for their contacts with envoys and proctors.