Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz more commonly Gil de Albornoz; c. 1295/1310 – 23 August 1367, was a Spanish curial cardinal, archbishop of Toledo from 13 May 1338 to 17 December 1350. Grand Penitenti
House of the Albornoz and Luna family in Cuenca, where Gil de Albornoz spent his childhood.
14th century miniature showing Cardinal Albornoz receiving the keys of the subjugated Italian cities
Albornoz giving the Collegio di Spagna to Pope Clement I from a symbolic miniature illustration in one of the Collegio's biblical manuscripts
Testamentum, 1533
Urbino
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Urbino is a comune in the Italian region of Marche, southwest of Pesaro. It is a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the
Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz
…Camerino, defeated Galeotto Malatesta, forcing his family to become a loyal ally of the Pope. This was followed by the submission of the Montefeltro of Urbino and the da Polenta of Ravenna, and of the cities of Senigallia and Ancona. Towards the end of 1356 Albornoz was appointed as bishop of Sabina. Only…
View of Urbino
The church of San Bernardino near Urbino
Urbino as seen from a kite
A view from Urbino