Els Sánchez Muñoz i la successió en la canongia de Llorenç Serralli (1431-1433)

Abstract

Durant els últims anys han estat publicats diversos estudis sobre biografies d’eclesiàstics mallorquins i les seves famílies. El present article se centra en la figura de Dionisio Sánchez Muñoz, que va accedir a una canongia durant l’episcopat del seu oncle, Gil Sánchez Muñoz. Aquest accés, però, es va veure obstaculitzat per les pretensions de Pere Pelegrí, familiar del papa Eugeni IV. A través del procés judicial iniciat per aquest motiu, es pretén observar com les vinculacions personals i familiars jugaven un rol fonamental a l’hora de proveir les prebendes catedralícies.

Some studies about biographies of clergymen from Majorca and their families have been published during the last years. This paper focuses on Dionisio Sánchez Muñoz, who acceded to a canonry while his uncle, Gil Sánchez Muñoz, was the bishop of the diocese. But this access was obstructed by the aspirations of Pere Pelegrí, who was a member of the familia of Pope Eugene IV. Through the judicial trial initiated for this reason, this paper expects to understand how the personal and family relationships had an essential role in granting cathedral sinecures.