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Subjects:

Piccolomini, Silvio di Silvio di Enea.
Piccolomini, Agostino d'Enea di Corrado.
Fey, Bartolus.
Guardian and ward -- Italy -- Siena.
Inheritance and succession -- Italy.
Inheritance and succession.
Guardian and ward.
Italy.
Siena (Italy) -- History -- 14th century.
Italy -- Siena.

Form/Genre:

Legal documents.
Notarial documents.
Manuscripts, Latin.
Manuscripts, Renaissance.

Language:

In Latin.

Summary:

Nomination, dated July 9, 1377, of a guardian for Silvius Silvii Enee de Piccolominibus of Siena (future father of Enea Silvio Piccolomini, who was elected Pope Pius II), born after the death of his father. The nomination of Bartolus Fey, a relative of the child, is made on the recommendation of the child's uncle, Augustinus Enee Conradi di Piccolominibus.

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:

591071844