01941nam 2200409 450 991049104150332120230221100258.0(CKB)4100000011912997(NjHacI)994100000011912997(EXLCZ)99410000001191299720230221d2020 uy 0itaur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Path of Pleasantness Ippolito II d'Este Between Ferrara, France and Rome /Giulia VidoriFirenze, Italy :Firenze University Press,2020.1 online resource (200 pages) illustrations88-5518-266-8 Ippolito II d'Este (1509-1572), cardinal and prince of Ferrara, played a crucial role in shaping the political and cultural connections between Italy and France. Seen by his contemporaries as staunchly ¿́¿French', his life rather followed a difficult balance between the political and spatial entities ¿́¿ Rome, Paris, and Ferrara ¿́¿ through which he continuously moved and from which he derived his power. Following his career as cardinal protector of the Valois crown, royal administrator of Siena on behalf of Henry II, and papal legate to France on the eve of the Wars of Religion, this book argues that Ippolito's apparent diplomatic access ultimately weakened his family's position in Italy and left it ill-equipped to compete in the changing politics of the peninsula.path of pleasantness NobilityPapacyCourts and courtiersFranceNobility.Papacy.Courts and courtiers.920Vidori Giulia1281070NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910491041503321The Path of Pleasantness3018004UNINA