Giovanni Ludovico Madruzzo (1532-1600). Katholische Reformation zwischen Kaiser und Papst. Das Konzept zur praktischen Gestaltung der Kirche der Neuzeit im Anschluss an das Konzil von Trient.

The somewhat unwieldy title of this monograph betrays it as the published version of a thesis, originally written between 1986 and 1989; so does its meticulous, sometimes pedestrian approach. One can only assume that this topic came as an answer to prayer for supervisor and doctorand alike. It offers a compact, manageable 'life and works', which proves simply bursting with relevant points of contact in a whole range of important subject areas. Giovanni Ludovico Madruzzo became cardinal in 1561 and prince-bishop of Trent in 1567. Born to a Tirolese noble family, nephew to Bishop Cristoforo Madruzzo, his career took off just as the Council of Trent was ending and the quest for its …