Between two kings: Pope Honorius III and the seizure of the kingdom of Jerusalem by Frederick II in 1225 |
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| Authors: | Thomas W. Smith |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit?t, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 Munich, GermanyThomas.Smith.2009@live.rhul.ac.uk |
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| Abstract: | The consensus on Pope Honorius III (1216–27) is that he was a conciliatory politician who lacked the harder edge possessed by Innocent III, his immediate predecessor, and Gregory IX, his successor. Yet, using overlooked evidence regarding the role of Honorius in Frederick II's seizure of the kingdom of Jerusalem from John of Brienne in 1225, this article reveals that he was capable of acting in a ruthlessly pragmatic manner. It provides a rare case study of the duplicitous uses that could be made of the papal chancery by an early thirteenth-century pope while navigating a difficult diplomatic path between two kings. |
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| Keywords: | Pope Honorius III Emperor Frederick II John of Brienne Queen Isabella II of Jerusalem kingdom of Jerusalem crusades papal registers |
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