Onofrio de Santa Croce
Onofrio de Santa Croce (died 20 October 1471) was a
bishop of Tricarico within the Kingdom of Naples. He was born at Rome, and died there.[1] In 1467, he was sent as papal legate by Pope Paul II to mediate between the expanding Duchy of Burgundy and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège in the second Liège war over the desire of the latter for sovereignty. Onofrio had enjoyed previous successes as a diplomat, and was armed with firsthand knowledge of the situation acquired when he accompanied the legate Paul Ferri to the city of Liège in 1463.[2]
Despite "tireless efforts," Onofrio failed, and a
papal court.[4]
The name Onofrio (Latin Onofrius) will also be found as Onufrio (Onufrius).
References
- Philip de Commines, Lord of Argenton (London, 1855), vol. 1, p. 147 online.
- ^ Sylvain Balau, "Sources de l'histoire du pay de Liége au Moyen Age," Memoires couronnés 61 (1902–1903), p. 647 online.
- ^ Robert Douglas Smith and Kelly DeVries, The Artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy, 1363–1477 (Boydell, 2005), p. 161 online. See also Godefroid Kurth, La Cité de Liège au Moyen-Age p. 281 online.
- ^ Eugène Bacha, "Deux écrits de Mathieu Herbenus sur la destruction de Liège par Charles-le-Téméraire," Bulletin de la Commission Royale d'Histoire (de la Belgique) 75 (1907) 385–390 online.
Further reading
- Richard J. Walsh, Charles the Bold and Italy (1467–1477): Politics and Personnel (Liverpool University Press, 2005), pp. 73–75 online.
External links
- Stanislas Bormans, ed., Mémoire du legat Onufrius. Brussels, 1885. Full text online.