University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository History ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations Spring 4-5-2018 The rT ansition of Papal Politicization as Demonstrated through Pope Gregory IX and His Adversaries in the Thirteenth Century Emily Northcutt University of New Mexico Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hist_etds Part of the Christianity Commons, European History Commons, History of Religion Commons, Medieval History Commons, and the Medieval Studies Commons Recommended Citation Northcutt, Emily. "The rT ansition of Papal Politicization as Demonstrated through Pope Gregory IX and His Adversaries in the Thirteenth Century." (2018). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hist_etds/217 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in History ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Emily Northcutt Candidate History Department This thesis is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication: Approved by the Thesis Committee: Sarah Davis-Secord, Chairperson Michael Ryan Timothy Graham i THE TRANSITION OF PAPAL POLITICIZATION AS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH POPE GREGORY IX AND HIS ADVERSARIES IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY by EMILY NORTHCUTT BACHELOR OF ARTS, HISTORY THESIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts History The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico May 2018 ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I would like to thank my thesis advisor, Dr. Sarah Davis- Secord at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Davis-Secord not only helped shape this work from an idea into a realistic research project, but has provided continued encouragement and support throughout my time as a graduate student.