Cardinal Thomas de Erdeud and his Clan

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j wo medieval armalis letters were worded to conceal the illegitimate birth of Cardinal'Thomas de Erdeud. The resulting misconception over his genealogical and social origin biased his character evaluation and distorted the historiographie process. ; In reality Petrus de Erdeud, favourite nephew of the Cardinal and fofefather of the ' ¦ Count Erdody family vyâs not the son of Nicolaus Bakocz, Thomas's maternal broth- ' er and son of a humble iobagio, but the son of Blasius, paternal brother of the Cardinal. The ancestors of Bl^ius, Petrus and Thomas belonged to one of the largest and most influential clans of Hungary with marital connections at the highest society levels. Their genealogical and social background adequately explains the Cardinal's motivations, , providing ground for his character réévaluation and restitution.
A tentative hypothesis is outlined in the Epilogue to explain the primary ?areer-ambirions of Thomas de Erdeud, his seemingly insatiable greed for wealth,... Tovább

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j wo medieval armalis letters were worded to conceal the illegitimate birth of Cardinal'Thomas de Erdeud. The resulting misconception over his genealogical and social origin biased his character evaluation and distorted the historiographie process. ; In reality Petrus de Erdeud, favourite nephew of the Cardinal and fofefather of the ' ¦ Count Erdody family vyâs not the son of Nicolaus Bakocz, Thomas's maternal broth- ' er and son of a humble iobagio, but the son of Blasius, paternal brother of the Cardinal. The ancestors of Bl^ius, Petrus and Thomas belonged to one of the largest and most influential clans of Hungary with marital connections at the highest society levels. Their genealogical and social background adequately explains the Cardinal's motivations, , providing ground for his character réévaluation and restitution.
A tentative hypothesis is outlined in the Epilogue to explain the primary ?areer-ambirions of Thomas de Erdeud, his seemingly insatiable greed for wealth, power and influence as well as his efforts to transfer those assets to his nephew Petrus. Side benefits of the project are summarized with critical comments on historiography;iander / the influence of ideological and personal prejudices. . '
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The author, son of historian/archaeologist Dr. Prof FerencTompa was born in 1933 at Budapest. He completed his university studies at Szeged in 1956 and acquired his Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia in 1963. He was a lecturer and research scientist at several Canadian and European universities and institutions. Prior to retirement he worked with the B.C. Ministry of Environment. He and his wife Christel had met at. the University of Helsinki. They live on an island along the Pacific Coast of British Columbia in a house they built themselves. Vissza