Juan de Carvajal (cardinal)
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Juan de Carvajal was a Spanish Cardinal. Though he began his career as a lawyer and judge in the papal administration, he spent most of his active life travelling as a diplomat in Germany and eastern
Carvajal's seal
Pope Pius II
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Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 August 1458 to his death in 1464.
Fresco portrait by Pinturicchio in the Piccolomini library of Siena Cathedral, made c. 1500
Enea Silvio Piccolomini presents Emperor Frederick III with his bride-to-be Eleanore of Portugal; fresco by Pinturicchio in the Piccolomini library in Siena Cathedral
Portrait by van Gent and Berruguete c. 1470
Pius II by Cristofano dell'Altissimo