Marsilio de Mainardini, known as Marsilius of Padua, lived from about 1275 to 1343 and was one of the greatest political theorists of the Middle Ages. Born in Padua, he worked as a philosopher in Paris, returned to Italy and finally settled in Munich. He became deeply involved in the conflict between Ludwig the Bavarian, the elected candidate for Holy Roman Emperor, and Pope John XXII, and became a close adviser to Ludwig. His most significant work, Defensor Pacis, rejects the papal claim of plenitude of power over temporal rulers, and Pope John XXII excommunicated him in 1327.
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