Oration “Clarae atque illustres” of Pope Pius II (Spring 1459, Siena). Edited and translated by Michael von Cotta-Schönberg. 5th version. (Orations of Enea Silvio Piccolomini / Pope Pius II; 33)

Michael Cotta-Schønberg (1)

1 RSLIS - Royal School of Library and Information Science

In the spring of 1459, during a prolonged stay in Siena, Pope Pius II received a number of embassies from the rulers of Europe declaring their lord’s obedience to the newly elected pope and the Apostolic See. One of the embassies was from the Marquess of Monferrat. In his very short reply to the ambassadors’ address, the pope mentioned the high and old nobility of the ruling family of Monferrat and its contribution to former crusades. He also, briefly, spoke of obedience to Roman Church as a necessary condition for salvation.

Mots clés: 1459; 15th century; Monferrato; Monteferrato; Renaissance rhetorics; Enea Silvio Piccolomini; Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini; Renaissance rations; Responses to ambassadors; House of Monferrat; Crusades; Declarations of obedience to the pope; Æneas Silvius Piccolomini; Pope Pius II; Papa Pio II; Renaissance oratory

Domaines: Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences

Michael Cotta-Schønberg. Oration “Clarae atque illustres” of Pope Pius II (Spring 1459, Siena). Edited and translated by Michael von Cotta-Schönberg. 5th version. (Orations of Enea Silvio Piccolomini / Pope Pius II; 33). 2019. ⟨hal-01176175⟩