Ferdinand I privileges, 1461

Contributor:

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

Name:

Ferdinand I, King of Naples, 1423-1494; Pontano, Giovanni Gioviano, 1429-1503

Timespan:

15th century

Date:

1461

Description:

Official transcript dated May 27, 1461, of the document dated Apr. 15, 1461, in which privileges and chapters were granted to the city of Amalfi by Ferdinand I, king of Naples. This transcript was made for the duke of Amalfi, Antonio di Nanni Todeschini Piccolomini d'Aragona, a nephew of Pope Pius II, with an appendix that refers to Antonio's ducal rights in Amalfi. The document bears the autograph signature of King Ferdinand, as well as that of his secretary, the Neapolitan humanist Giovanni Pontano.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

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

Subject:

Piccolomini d'Aragona, Antonio di Nanni Todeschini, Duke of Amalfi; Privileges and immunities -- Italy -- Amalfi; Privileges and immunities

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Legal documents; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf)

Geographic Subject:

Amalfi (Italy) -- History -- 15th century; Italy -- Amalfi

Rights:

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

Notes:

Father-in-law of Antonio di Nanni Todeschini Piccolomini d'Aragona, duke of Amalfi.; 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 108

Collection:

Piccolomini Family Papers