Piccolomini

Piccolomini
Noble family
Country Italian Republic

Republic of Siena
 Papal States
 Grand Duchy of Tuscany
 Kingdom of Naples
 Holy Roman Empire

 Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
EtymologyLiterally "little men"
Place of originProbably Kingdom of the Lombards
Founded1098 (1098)
FounderMartino Piccolomo[1]
TitlesPope (non-hereditary)

Princes of the Holy Roman Empire
Prince of Náchod
Prince of Valle di Casale
Prince of Maida
Grandee of Spain
Duke of Amalfi
Duke of Laconia
Duke of Girifalco
Duke of Montemarciano
Marquess of Gioiosa
Marquess of Montesoro
Marquess of Città Sant'Angelo
Imperial Count
Count Palatine
Count of Celano and Gagliano
Patricians of Siena
Patrician of Orvieto

Several minor dukedoms, marquisates and counties across Italy.[2]
MembersPope Pius II
Pope Pius III
Francesco Piccolomini
Joachim Piccolomini
Francesco Piccolomini
Celio Piccolomini
Marietta Piccolomini
Motto
Et Deo et hominibus

("both for God and for men")
Cadet branchesPiccolomini Todeschini
Piccolomini Pieri
Piccolomini Naldi Bandini
Piccolomini Salamoneschi
Piccolomini of Modanella
Piccolomini of Rustichino
Piccolomini Clementini Adami
Piccolomini of Aragon

The House of Piccolomini (pronounced [pikkoˈlɔːmini]) is the name of an Italian noble family, Patricians of Siena, who were prominent from the beginning of the 13th century until the 18th century.[3] The family achieved the recognized titles of Pope of the Catholic Church, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Grandee of Spain, and Duke of Amalfi. The family is also featured in Florentine Histories, a book written by Niccolò Machiavelli, where he describes the reign of Pope Pius II, who had allied himself with the Venetians and Prince Vlad Dracula, to wage a war against the Sultan of the Ottoman empire.[4]

  1. ^ Vittorio Spreti - Enciclopedia Storico Nobiliare Italiana 1928–1936 (Ristampa Anastatica Forni Editore Bologna -1981) Vol. V, pag. 325.
  2. ^ Anderson, James (1732). "Royal Genealogies: Or, the Genealogical Tables of Emperors, Kings, and Princes, from Adam to These Times". Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  3. ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 580.
  4. ^ Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 18, citing Niccolò Machiavelli. (1532). Historie fiorentine (History of Florence and of the affairs of Italy: from the earliest times to the death of Lorenzo the Magnificent).

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