Legatio Cardinalis de Fussa ad Regem Aragonensem
Overview
Correspondence and documents between Cardinal de Foix, legate to Alfonso V; Alfonso V, king of Aragon (died 1458); and Pope Martin V (1368-1431). Dates covered in the volume are 1424-1430. Concerns the Council of Tortosa, 1429, in which Foix persuaded Alfonso and other backers of Clement VIII (1380?-1446), the anti-pope at the time, to support Martin V. This narrative apparently compiled on Foix's orders from his archives: see last leaf of manuscript. Places mentioned in the manuscript include Rome (Vatican), Saragossa, Avignon etc, Tortosa (Catalonia); this copy of the volume probably written in Italy.
Dates
- Creation: 1424-1430 [written 17th century?]
Creator
- Foix, Pierre de, 1386-1464 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 volume : Binding: Limp vellum. The material is paper. Script identified by cataloger as written in several hands. ; Volume is no taller than 30 cm.
Language of Materials
Latin
Physical Location
MS D122
Custodial History
Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827. (Sec. of State in Corsica 1795-97; Chancellor of the Univ. of Corfu 1819-27)(Acquired Separately).
The manuscripts from his library were "sold on 8 Dec 1830 and the four following days. This celebrated philhellene had during his period of residence in Corfu collected a large number of manuscripts ... the majority relating to Italian history and literature... At the sale...and from the booksellers subsequently Phillipps bought over 1560 items from this library (Nos 4912-6459 and other small groups)... (Munby v.3 p.56) Lot 376 item 5. (Round label: brown ink); Phillipps 5593 (Phillips label).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
HP Kraus, 1969
Bibliography
Some rough bibliographical notes in Special Collections' Manuscript Records; ask staff for assistance if wishing to review these notes.
Subject
- Martin, Pope, V, 1368-1431 (Person)
- Alfonso, King of Aragon, V, 1396-1458 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Cardinal Pierre de Foix Collection
- Subtitle
- Legatio Cardinalis de Fussa ad Regem Aragonensem
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by alh, 1972; revised by ksc, 2006. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/0341296935
- Preferred citation
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Cardinal Pierre de Foix collection, Department of Special Collections, MS D122, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository