Piccolomini
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The House of Piccolomini is the name of an Italian noble family, Patricians of Siena, who were prominent from the beginning of the 13th century until the 18th century. The family achieved the recogniz
Palazzo Chigi-Saracini, Siena
Castello Piccolomini in Celano, Italy
The medieval city of Amalfi in the 17th century
Palazzo Piccolomini Pienza, Italy
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.
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…and Duke of Amalfi. The family is also featured in Florentine Histories, a book written by Niccolò Machiavelli, where he describes the reign of Pope Pius II, who had allied himself with the Venetians and Prince Vlad Dracula, to wage a war against the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. In 1220, Engelberto d'Ugo…
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