Piccolomini
Sign in to saveThe House of Piccolomini (pronounced ) 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 recognized titles of Pope of the Catholic Church, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Grandee of Spain, 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.
Key facts
- Family.name
- Piccolomini
- Family.type
- Noble family
- Family.coat_of_arms
- Arms of the house of Piccolomini.svg
- Family.coat_of_arms_size
- 140px
- Family.origin
- Probably Kingdom of the Lombards
- Family.founder
- Martino Piccolomo
- Family.motto_lang
- Latin
- Family.motto_trans
- "both for God and for men"
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- noble family
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- House of Piccolomini
- different from
- Piccolomini
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Ancestry
- Prominent family members
- Castles
- References
- Works cited
- Further reading
- External links
The House of Piccolomini (pronounced ) 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 recognized titles of Pope of the Catholic Church, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Grandee of Spain, 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.
==History==
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