The long apprenticeship: Rodrigo Borgia as Papal Vice-Chancellor, 1457-1492

Thesis

The initial purpose of this thesis was to examine Rodrigo Borgia (1431–1503) as vice–chancellor of the Church, head of the Apostolic Chancery. The Chancery was the one of the most important departments of the Roman Curia, responsible for the production of a multitude of papal documents. Borgia held the office of vice–chancellor from 1457 until his papal election in 1492, and the Chancery was housed in his palace, known as the Cancelleria. However, as the project progressed, it became clear th...

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Authors: Fellows, K

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: Latin, Italian, and English
• Keywords: Papacy; history of the Papacy; Renaissance Italy; Alexander VI (1431-1503); Borgias; Renaissance Rome; Renaissance; the Borgia family
• Subjects: Papal States--Politics and government; Renaissance--Italy--Rome; Papacy; History of the Papacy; Borgia family; Renaissance; Pope Alexander VI