The Life of Cardinal Innocenzo Del Monte: A Scandal in Scarlet (Renaissance Studies, V. 2) [Hardcover]

Francis A. Burkle-Young (Author), Michael Leopoldo Doerrer (Author)

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Publication Date: June 1997 | ISBN-10: 0773485813 | ISBN-13: 978-0773485815

This text gathers together most of what is known about the last of the unreformed and unregenerated cardinals of the 16th century, Innocenzo Ciocchi del Monte, the adopted cardinal-nephew of Pope Julius III. At the same time, it contains a wealth of material, some of it never explored before, on the del Monte family in general, and Julius III in particular. It also explores in detail the dynastic connections of the del Monte and illuminates some of the leading parts played by the family in the case of the divorce of Henry VIII, the rise of the Jesuits and in the perils of the Order of St John in that time.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 244 pages
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0773485813
• ISBN-13: 978-0773485815
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,939,263 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Full of fascinating details, January 21, 2000

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This review is from: The Life of Cardinal Innocenzo Del Monte: A Scandal in Scarlet (Renaissance Studies, V. 2) (Hardcover)

This book probably tells us all there is to know about the improbable career of Innocnzo Del Monte, who was the adopted nephew of Pope Julius III. In this book one can learn the youngest person ever named a Cardinal (he was appointed, not in the 1400s, but in 1735!), and the youngest cardinal ever in a conclave, and the last cardinal to be degraded and executed. But this is no National Enquirer type of book, but a meticulous examination of a fascinating episode in Church History, even though Innocenzo deservedly is forgotten today. I found this book a really fascinating one, and am grateful I learned of it.