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The Council of Basil

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A discussion of why the conciliar movement in the fifteenth century came to an end at the Council of Basil.
1,075 words (approx. 4.3 pages) | 6 sources | MLA | 2003 | United Kingdom
Published on: Nov 13, 2003

Paper Summary:

This paper studies studies the main factors which led to the ultimate failure of the Council of Basel in 1449. It looks at how it was an organization that gave way to radicalism, its conflict with Eugenius IV and his successor Nicholas V and the loss of support the council suffered in its latter stages. It shows how the radical membership that the Council of Basel contained eventually destroyed it through a dispute that marked the end of the Conciliar movement of the late medieval period.

From the Paper:

"The Papacy's acquisition of the support of the secular rules in particular The Holy Roman Emperor, was the main factor for the ultimate failure of the Council of Basel. In the early stages of the council both France and the Holy Roman Empire took a neutral stance, and from 1440-45
relations between Eugenius IV and the Empire changed little. However, circumstances changed this stance. Political exigencies in Hungary made friendship with Eugenius IV particularly desirable for the Emperor Frederick III. To gain the Emperors support Eugenius granted Frederick the right to nominate various Papal offices within his state, several benefits and most importantly he paid him a substantial sum of money."

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APA Citation:

The Council of Basil (2012, April 01). Retrieved May 24, 2012, from http://www.academon.co.uk/Essay-The-Council-of-Basil/45592

MLA Citation:

"The Council of Basil" 01 April 2012. Web. 24 May. 2012. <http://www.academon.co.uk/Essay-The-Council-of-Basil/45592>




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Nov 12, 2003
I am a student at the University of Wales in Bangor, studying a BA in History, my specialist subjects are the Crusades, The French Revolution and Early Modern Europe, an odd combination I know but I am fasinated by History...........
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