The Republic of St. Peter: The Birth of the Papal State, 680-825

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The Republic of St. Peter seeks to reclaim for central Italy an important part of its own history. Noble's thesis is at once original and controversial: that the Republic, an independent political entity, was in existence by the 730s and was not a creation of the Franks in the 750s. Noble examines the political, economic, and religious problems that impelled the central Italians—and a succession of resolute popes—to seek emancipation from the Byzantine Empire. He delineates the social structures and historical traditions that produced a distinctive political society, describes the complete governmental apparatus of the Republic, and provides a comprehensive assessment of the Franco-papal alliance. Cover Contents List of Maps Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction One: Pax Italiae The Transformation of Byzantine Italy The Place of the Roman Church The Sixth Ecumenical Council Two: St. Peter's Peculiar People Peace Betrayed: Byzantines Peace Betrayed: Lombards Twin Challenges: Iconoclasm and Lombards New Lombard Threats and Shifting Papal Diplomacy The Birth of a Papal Republic Three: St. Peter's Strong Right Arm Boniface, the Popes, and the Franks Politics in Francia: A New Dynasty The Italian Crisis and the Franco-Papal Alliance Sanctae Dei Ecclesiae Reipublicae Romanorum Unanswered Questions Four: Our Beloved Son Desiderius ... That Foul and Pestiferous Lombard New Rulers, New Opportunities, Old Antagonisms A Crisis Inside the Republic Hadrian and His Republic in 774 Five: Multis Documentis: Hadrian, Charlemagne, and the Republic of St. Peter A Time of Uncertainty Problems with the Sources The Territorial Settlements of 781 The Territorial Settlements of 787–88 The Frontiers of the Republic Six: The Governors of the Republic Papal Profiles Papal Elections and Republican Politics Reflections on the Papal Office The Papacy Within the Republic Seven: The Governance of the Republic Sancta Romana Ecclesia and the Lateran Administration Secular Administration Administration Outside Rome The Papal Government Eight: Amicitia, Pax et Caritas: The Franco-Papal Alliance A Historiographical Orientation The Amicitia Alliance The Terms of the Alliance The Duration of the Alliance The Place of the Alliance in the History of the Republic Nine: The Republic and the Franks The Franks in the Republic Before 800 The Imperial Coronation of Charlemagne The Republic and Louis the Pious: The Ludovicianum The Republic and Louis the Pious: The Constitutio Romana Friendship, Protection, Administration Symbol and Reality in the Lateran Mosaics Conclusion Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z