Matteo d'Alessandro d'Andrea Todeschini Piccolomini legal brief, 1538

Contributor:

North, Frederick, Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827 (former owner); Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872 (former owner)

Name:

Piccolomini, Matteo d'Alessandro d'Andrea Todeschini

Date:

1538

Description:

Legal brief written Feb. 7, 1538 (dated Feb. 7, 1537 in manuscript), by Matteo d'Alessandro d'Andrea Todeschini Piccolomini in support of a claim to the estate of Giovanni Piccolomini, the late cardinal and archbishop of Siena, and his brother Alessandro Piccolomini. Matteo's cousin Antonio Maria d'Enea Piccolomini, of the Montemarciano branch of the Piccolomini family, recognizes here the legitimacy of Matteo, who was legitimized by Emperor Charles V, despite having been born out of wedlock.

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Frederick North, Earl of Guilford, and Sir Thomas Phillipps (part of ms. 6067).

Subject:

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558; Piccolomini, Giovanni d'Andrea di Nanni Todeschini, 1475-1537; Piccolomini, Alessandro; Piccolomini, Antonio Maria d'Enea; Inheritance and succession -- Italy; Inheritance and succession

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Legal documents; Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

1 item (8 leaves)

Geographic Subject:

Italy

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

In Italian, with two leaves in Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 742 Folder 83

Collection:

Piccolomini Family Papers