The Life and Hungarian Legations of Cardinal Gregorius de Crescentio
The Life and Hungarian Legations of Cardinal Gregorius de Crescentio

Summary/Abstract: The study deals with the ecclesiastical career and the Hungarian legations of Gregory, the cardinal deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro (1188–1200?), then the cardinal presbyter of S. Vitalis (1200?–1207?). Gregory was of noble origin and an important member of the college of cardinals at the end of the 12th and the outset of the 13th century. His activity in the service of the popes was quite complex, among other things he acted as auditor in the Curia and fulfilled diplomatic missions of various kinds as well. He visited the Hungarian Realm twice, first in 1199–1200 whilst his task was to help the reconciliation of King Emeric with his younger brother, prince Andrew. Gregory’s second Hungarian legation covered a series of ecclesiastical issues in 1207, for instance he investigated, whether the election of the king’s brother-in-law, Berthold of Merania as archbishop of Kalocsa legitime was. Furthermore, the paper intends to analyse the nature of the cardinal’s authorizations as well.

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