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Subjects:

Bandini, Francesco, 1505-1588.
Piccolomini, Giovanni d'Andrea di Nanni Todeschini, 1475-1537.
Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Siena (Italy).
Bishops -- Appointment, call, and election -- Early works to 1800.
Bishops -- Appointment, call, and election.
Siena (Italy) -- History -- 16th century.

Form/Genre:

Bulls (papal records)
Manuscripts, Latin.
Manuscripts, Renaissance.

Language:

In Latin.

Summary:

Bull dated Apr. 9, 1529, informing the bishops of Caserta, Feltre, and Cesena that Cardinal Giovanni d'Andrea di Nanni Todeschini Piccolomini had resigned from the archbishop of Siena in favor of his nephew, Francesco Bandini. Piccolomini kept his title and revenues until Francesco turned 27, and also kept the right of reversion in case the see of Siena should become vacant, but Bandini remained archbishop until his death in 1588.

Notes:

This oversize item is stored in a map drawer.

Penn Provenance:

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

Cited in:

From collection described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 163 (Ms. Lea 71).

Contributor:

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

OCLC:

489495953