Isabella and Ferdinand: Control over the Church and reform Flashcards
How far did Ferdinand and Isabella secure control over appointments in the church?
right of appointment over positions in the church in Granada from 1486 - the monarchs secured the right of ‘patrnato’ from the pope (the patronage over the church appointments - this showed that the monarchs were committed to getting their way.
The monarchs also gained control over the church in the new world. Ferdinand did this by using the spanish support for the Papacy in the Italian wars as leverage.
Ferdinand and Isabella achieved considerable steps toward Eurasian Kingship without threatening their relationship with the papacy. Royal authority was enhanced.
how was the church exploited to increase royal revenue?
‘Tercias Reales’ was 1 of the 2 main sources of income for the Catholic Kings - it was a third of all things paid to the church paid to the church in Castile - this was issued in perpetuity by Alexander VI in 1494
the Cruzada tax was much more valuable than the Tercias Reales - the bulls of the crusade originated in the reconquista it was continue dot be collected long after and was later granted in perpetuity to Charles in 1523
what reforms were there to improve the work of the church?
improving the monastic orders. with Isabella’s permission, Cisneros the Archbishop of Toledo set about improving religious orders - there were hundreds of monstrous and convents in Spain that needed to be controlled
Talevera claimed that the spanish bishops were guilty f absenteeism, simony and moral laxity - the lower clergy also left much to be desired - most of the clergy were living with a mistress publicly and if Isabella tried to punish them they actively revolted. in 1500 the bishops were ordered to reside and supervise clergy, parish priests instructed to abandon their mistress, preach sermons, wear the appropriate clerical dress and provide their congress with religious instructions.
How far was the condition of the church improved as a result of Cisnersos’ reforms?
the overall impact of the reforms is disputed. it is argued that the improvements only mashed the religious orders and that the majority of the secular clergy were totally unaffected. here is no evidence that piety and morals were changed at local levels. However it can be argued that the changes made were sufficiently successful in protecting spanning church from the blast of anticlericalism.
in what ways did Ferdinand and Isabella increase there authority over the Church?
the right of appointment paved the way in 1523 under Charles for the control over appointments.
appointments of more religious-minded senior clergy
rub the power of the over mighty clerics as senior clergy men
increase influence through reforms and attempt t improve standards
Expansion of influence in the new world
increase of crown revenue collected from ecclesiastical taxation
Papal control over the church in spain was diminished.
