Orvieto border arbitration, 1486

Timespan:

15th century

Date:

1486

Description:

Final settlement, dated December 30, 1486, of the arbitration of a border dispute between Francesco di Nanni Todeschini Piccolomini, archbishop of Siena (cardinal, later Pope Pius III), as owner of an estate called Montalfino (elsewhere written as Monte Alfini), near Orvieto, and Giorgio della Rovere, bishop of Orvieto, as owner of the estate Castrum Georgii (Castro di Giorgio). The cardinal initiated the arbitration with a petition to Pope Innocent VIII in 1485, which is transcribed in this manuscript. See Ms. Coll. 742, Folder 46 and Folder 112, for other documents related to this property.

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:

Pius III, Pope, approximately 1440-1503; Della Rovere, Giorgio; Real property -- Italy -- 15th century; Real property

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

legal documents; notarial documents; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Renaissance; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment

Geographic Subject:

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

Rights:

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

Notes:

In Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 742 Folder 52

Collection:

Piccolomini Family Papers