Bishop of Osma legal instrument, 1464

Name:

Catholic Church; Henry IV, King of Castile and Leon, 1425-1474; Sánchez de Arévalo, Rodrigo, 1404-1470

Timespan:

Henry IV, 1454-1474

Date:

1464

Description:

Legal instrument dated Jan. 22, 1464, issued by Rodrigo Sánchez de Arévalo, bishop of Osma and Castilian ambassador to the papal curia (1456-1470). Contains an authenticated copy of a privilege granted to Giacomo di Nanni Todeschini Piccolomini di Castiglia e d'Aragona, nephew of Pope Pius II, by King Henry IV of Castile at Aranda (near Osma), dated Feb. 9, 1463. The privilege appoints Giacomo as Henry IV's councilor, and entitles him to join the name Castiglia to his name, as well as add the Castilian arms to his own. The document records the delivery of the royal privilege to Giacomo.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Frederick North, Earl of Guilford, and Sir Thomas Phillipps (part of ms. 6067).; North, Frederick, Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827, former owner.; Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.

Subject:

Piccolomini di Castiglia e d'Aragona, Giacomo di Nanni Todeschini

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Legal documents; Notarial documents; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Renaissance; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf)

Geographic Subject:

Castile (Spain) -- History -- Henry IV, 1454-1474

Rights:

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

Notes:

This oversize item is stored in a map drawer.; In Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 742 Folder 109

Collection:

Piccolomini Family Papers