Monarchy

Interesting Facts

• «Monarchy» is one of Dante Alighieri's most significant works, where he presents his political views and ideas about the role of the emperor in the world.
• The book was written in Latin, highlighting its scholarly and philosophical nature, unlike Dante's other works written in Italian.
• In «Monarchy», Dante asserts that the emperor should be independent of the pope, a highly controversial claim in his time.
• The work consists of three books, each dedicated to different aspects of power and its interaction with the church.
• «Monarchy» was banned by the Catholic Church and included in the Index of Forbidden Books in 1559.
• Dante uses philosophical and theological arguments to justify the necessity of a unified secular authority to achieve universal peace and justice.
• Although «Monarchy» was not completed, it had a significant impact on medieval and Renaissance political thought.