The Italian political philosopher Marsilius of Padua (ca. 1275-1342) wrote Defensor pacis, the most important political treatise written in the late Middle Ages. Marsilio dei Mainardini, who is known as Marsilius of Padua, was born at Padua. He was the...

In the summer of 1324 a book began to circulate in Paris that was to send shock waves throughout Christendom. It was a long book, published anonymously under the simple title Defensor Pacis (The Defender of Peace), and its main thesis was that the...

Marsilius of Padua [addendum] In order to understand Marsilius more fully, it is useful to examine both the classical influences upon his work and the ways he applies his own principles in the minor works such as Defensor Minor and De Translatione...

Marsilius of Padua(C. 1275/1280–1342) Marsilius of Padua (Marsilio dei Mainardini), an Italian political theorist, was born between 1275 and 1280 and died in 1342. He probably studied medicine at the University of Padua. In 1313 he was rector of...

Marsilius of Padua (Italian Marsilio or Marsiglio da Padova; c. 1275 – c. 1342) was an Italian late medieval scholar. Born at Padua, Marsilius at first studied medicine in his own country. After practicing various professions, among others that of...

The World of Marsilius of Padua. Edited by Gerson Moreno-Riaño. [Disputatio, volume 5. ] (Turnhout: Brepols Publishers. 2006. Pp. xii, 279. euro60,00.) Marsilius of Padua was a radical critic of the fourteenth-century papacy and an early defender of the idea of popular sovereignty....

The World of Marsilius of Padua, edited by Gerson Moreno-Riano. Disputatio, volume 5. Turnhout, Belgium, Brepols Publishers, 2006. xii, 279 pp. 60.00 [euro] (cloth). La vie de Marsile de Padoue fut haute en couleurs. Ses rebondissements sont inextricablement lies a l'histoire de...