PV1B148 Early Modern Nunciatures: Diplomacy and Diplomats at the Service of the Papacy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Tomáš Černušák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Tomáš Černušák, Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Olga Barová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 9:00–9:50 B2.11, except Mon 21. 4. to Sun 27. 4.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the general context of early modern history.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The course aims to introduce students to the causes, changes, significance and historical sources of papal nunciatures as permanent diplomatic representation of the Apostolic See at European courts in the early modern period in the context of the history of the Counter-Reformation and the history of diplomacy.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to understand the historical changes and importance of the permanent diplomatic representation of the Apostolic See, its principles and functioning in the early modern period in relation to the history of the early modern period.
Syllabus
  • 1. the papacy in the early modern period and its transformation;
  • 2. legations and nunciatures: two basic forms of papal action abroad;
  • 3. nunciatures in the context of the development of permanent diplomatic representation;
  • 4. the structure of the nunciatures and their transformation at the end of the 16th century;
  • 5. the position of the nuncio from the point of view of canon law, his activity in the church administration;
  • 6. the nuncio as a foreign relations actor and courtier;
  • 7. the nuncio and his "household";
  • 8. the nunciature at the imperial court and its significance for the history of the Czech lands during the Counter-Reformation;
  • 9. sources on nunciatures from the diplomatics point of view; their preservation in archives; editing and research.
Literature
  • STLOUKAL, Karel. Papežská politika a císařský dvůr pražský na předělu XVI. a XVII. věku : La Politica papale e la curia imperiale a Praga alla fine del cinquecento ed al principio del secento. Praha: Filosofická fakulta University Karlovy, 1925, viii, 255. info
  • Koller, Alexander (Hrsg.): Kurie und Politik. Stand und Perspektive der Nuntiaturberichtsforschung. Tübingen 1998.
  • Koller, Alexander: Imperator und Pontifex. Forschungen zum Verhältnis von Kaiserhof und römischer Kurie im Zeitalter der Konfessionalisierung (1555-1648). Münster 2012.
  • Barbiche, Bernard: Bulla, legatus, nuntius. Études de diplomatique et de diplomatie pontificales (XIIIe-XVIIe siécle). Paris 2007.
  • ČERNUŠÁK, Tomáš. Papežství a české země v tisíciletých dějinách. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2017, 450 stran. ISBN 9788020026385. info
  • ČERNUŠÁK, Tomáš and Pavel MAREK. Gesandte und Klienten : päpstliche und spanische Diplomaten im Umfeld von Kaiser Rudolf II. Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2020, vi, 298. ISBN 9783110613834. info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
colloqium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
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