Thomas Nicklas

Charles de Guise, Cardinal of Lorraine, played an eminent role in the political, diplomatic, religious, and cultural life of 16th-century France and Europe. The present volume offers twenty-five scientific essays that elucidate the action and the character of the contested cardinal in the light of new documents and unusual perspectives. They aim at a clearer vision of the Cardinal’s position in the debates on Church and State, highlighting the focal points and the evolution of his ideas as h ...