Oration “Est mihi non parum” of Enea Silvio Piccolomini (21 October 1447, Milan). Edited and translated by Michael von Cotta-Schönberg. Final Version. 2024. (Orations of Pope Pius II; 13)
Résumé
At the death of Duke Filippo Maria Visconti of Milan in 1447, the House of Visconti became extinct. Among the pretendants to the Visconti heritage was Emperor Friedrich III, who, with some justice, claimed that Milan was an imperial feud that had now reverted to the Empire. The emperor sent three successive embassies to Milan to persuade the city to accept his direct lordship, and Enea Silvio Piccolomini was a member of the first (1447) and the last (1449). One of the speeches he delivered in this context is the “Est mihi non parum” of 21 October 1447, in which he presented the emperor’s claim to the duchy and the advantages to the Milanese of direct imperial rule, i.e., freedom, peace, glory, and wealth.
Mots clés
Enea Silvio Piccolomini
Aeneas Silvius
Aeneas Sylvius
Emperor Frederick III Habsburg
Kaiser Friedrich III Habsburg
The Holy Roman Empire
Milan
Duke Filippo Maria Visconti
Renaissance orations
Renaissance oratory
History of diplomacy
Renaissance rhetorics
15th century
1447
Papa Pio II
Milano
Francesco Sforza
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