History of the Popes

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book historical study

History of the Popes is a seminal historical study by Leopold von Ranke that critically examines the development and influence of the papacy, particularly during the early modern period.

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Label	Occurrences
History of the Popes canonical	5
Die römischen Päpste, ihre Kirche und ihr Staat	1
History of the Papacy	1
Ranke’s History of the Popes	1
Ranke’s History of the Popes (translation)	1
The Popes of Rome, Their Church and State in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries	1

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Target entity: History of the Popes
Context triple: [Leopold von Ranke, notableWork, History of the Popes]

A. Consueverunt Romani Pontifices
Consueverunt Romani Pontifices is a papal bull of Pope Pius V that formally codified and promoted the widespread use of the Rosary in the Catholic Church.
B. Papacy
The Papacy is the office and authority of the Pope as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church and, historically, a significant political power in Europe.
C. Renaissance papacy
The Renaissance papacy was the period in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, roughly from the late 14th to the early 16th century, marked by powerful, often politically engaged popes who were major patrons of art and architecture in Italy.
D. Catholic Encyclopedia
The Catholic Encyclopedia is a comprehensive early 20th-century reference work on Catholic doctrine, history, and institutions, widely used for scholarly and religious study.
E. His Holiness: John Paul II and the History of Our Time
"His Holiness: John Paul II and the History of Our Time" is a nonfiction book co-authored by journalist Carl Bernstein that examines the life, papacy, and global political impact of Pope John Paul II.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: History of the Popes
Target entity description: History of the Popes is a seminal historical study by Leopold von Ranke that critically examines the development and influence of the papacy, particularly during the early modern period.

A. Consueverunt Romani Pontifices
Consueverunt Romani Pontifices is a papal bull of Pope Pius V that formally codified and promoted the widespread use of the Rosary in the Catholic Church.
B. Papacy
The Papacy is the office and authority of the Pope as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church and, historically, a significant political power in Europe.
C. Renaissance papacy
The Renaissance papacy was the period in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, roughly from the late 14th to the early 16th century, marked by powerful, often politically engaged popes who were major patrons of art and architecture in Italy.
D. Catholic Encyclopedia
The Catholic Encyclopedia is a comprehensive early 20th-century reference work on Catholic doctrine, history, and institutions, widely used for scholarly and religious study.
E. His Holiness: John Paul II and the History of Our Time
"His Holiness: John Paul II and the History of Our Time" is a nonfiction book co-authored by journalist Carl Bernstein that examines the life, papacy, and global political impact of Pope John Paul II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ historical study ⓘ
academicDiscipline	history ⓘ religious studies ⓘ theology ⓘ
author	Leopold von Ranke ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ linked to: Prussia
firstPublicationYear	1834 ⓘ
focus	Catholic Reformation ⓘ linked to: Counter-Reformation Counter-Reformation ⓘ political role of the papacy in Europe ⓘ relations between papacy and European states ⓘ
genre	church history ⓘ political history ⓘ
hasEnglishTranslation	yes ⓘ
historicalPerspective	emphasis on political and diplomatic history of the papacy ⓘ
historicalRange	Renaissance to 18th century papacy ⓘ
influenced	19th-century historical scholarship ⓘ modern papal historiography ⓘ
influencedBy	Vatican-related diplomatic records ⓘ state archives of Italian states ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
methodology	critical use of archival sources ⓘ empirical historiography ⓘ
movement	Rankean school of history ⓘ linked to: Leopold von Ranke
notableFor	critical approach to papal politics ⓘ shaping Protestant views of papal history ⓘ systematic archival research on the papacy ⓘ
originalTitle	Die römischen Päpste, ihre Kirche und ihr Staat ⓘ linked to: History of the Popes
publicationPeriod	1834–1836 ⓘ
publisherType	19th-century German academic publisher ⓘ
reception	considered a classic of 19th-century historiography ⓘ influential among Protestant historians of Catholicism ⓘ
setting	Italian states ⓘ Rome ⓘ
structure	multi-volume work ⓘ
subject	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism early modern history ⓘ papacy ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ
translatedInto	English ⓘ French ⓘ other European languages ⓘ
usedIn	studies of early modern Europe ⓘ university courses on church history ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leopold von Ranke → notableWork → History of the Popes ⓘ

History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations 1494–1514 → relatedWorkOfAuthor → The Popes of Rome, Their Church and State in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries ⓘ