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Ascanio Piccolomini

1548 – 1597

Roman Catholic prelate

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Lived 1548 – 1597 (aged 48–49). Ascanio Piccolomini was a poet and archbishop.

Ascanio Piccolomini (died 13 May 1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Siena (1588–1597) and Titular Archbishop of Colossae (1579–1588).

Biography On 3 July 1579, Ascanio Piccolomini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Coadjutor Archbishop of Siena and Titular Archbishop of Colossae. On 11 September 1579, he was consecrated bishop by Spinello Benci, Bishop of Montepulciano, with Claudio Borghese, Bishop of Grosseto, and Francesco Maria Piccolomini, Bishop of Pienza, serving as co-consecrators. In 1588, he succeeded to the bishopric of Siena. He served as Archbishop of Siena until his death on 13 May 1597.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Antonio Fera, Bishop of Marsico Nuovo (1584).

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Born
1548, Siena
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Roman Catholic Archbishop of Siena, Titular archbishop
Also known as
Ascanio I Piccolomini

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Roman Catholic prelate

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Ascanio Piccolomini was born in 1548 in Siena.

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Ascanio Piccolomini died on 13 May 1597 in Siena.

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Ascanio Piccolomini was a poet and archbishop.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ascanio Piccolomini

· Wikidata: Q11906861

· DBpedia: Ascanio I Piccolomini

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