Oration “Advenisse te citius” of Pope Pius II (December 1459). Edited and translated by Michael v. Cotta-Schönberg. 6th version. (Orations of Enea Silvio Piccolomini / Pope Pius II; 53)

Michael Cotta-Schønberg (1)

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In December 1459, when the business of the Congress of Mantua was almost concluded, Margrave Albrecht Achilles of Brandenburg finally arrived. He was Pope Pius II’s favourite German prince. Albrecht was received and highly praised by the pope in a public audience. There is no doubt that Albrecht’s appearance at the Congress of Mantova was a great comfort to the pope, and it possible that Albrecht would have accepted command of a Christian army, had one been formed.

Mots clés: Renaissance rhetorics; Renaissance oratory; Albrecht Achilles of Brandenburg; 1459; Wars against the Turks; Congress of Mantua; Enea Silvio Piccolomini; Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini; Æneas Silvius Piccolomini; Pope Pius II; Renaissance orations; 15th century; Crusades against the Turks; Papa Pio II; Albrecht III von Brandenburg; Hertnidt vom Stein

Domaines: Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences

Michael Cotta-Schønberg. Oration “Advenisse te citius” of Pope Pius II (December 1459). Edited and translated by Michael v. Cotta-Schönberg. 6th version. (Orations of Enea Silvio Piccolomini / Pope Pius II; 53). 2019. ⟨hal-01185360⟩