De Daniae regno aliqua non indigna cognitu: A picture of Denmark as seen by an Italian renaissance humanist, Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (Pius II)

Michael Cotta-Schønberg (1)

1 UCPH - University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet

Et antal tekster af Æneas Silvius Piccolomini/Pius II (1405-1464) om Danmark præsenteres. Der redegøres for Piccolominis kendskab til Danmark og hans billede af Danmark som nordeuropæisk randstat og som aktør i det europæiske magtrum, herunder forholdet mellem Danmark og Det Hellige Romerske Rige samt mellem Danmark og Pavestolen. Særlig opmærksomhed helliges spørgsmålet om Kristian Is forhold til renæssancepavernes korstogsplaner indtil 1464.

A number of texts on Denmark written by Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini/Pius II (1405-1464) are presented. An account is given of what Piccolomini will have known about Denmark and of his perception of Denmark as a peripheral state in the north of Europe and as a player in the European power game, as well as the relationship between Denmark and the Holy Roman Empire, and between Denmark and the Holy See. In particular, the position of King Christian I vis-à-vis the Crusade plans of the renaissance Popes -1464 is discussed.

Keywords: Æneas Silvius Piccolomini; Pave Pius II; Kong Kristian I; Korstog; Danmark; Det Hellige Romerske Rige; Pavestolen; Albrecht Achilles af Brandenburg

Keywords: Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini; Eneas Silvius Piccolomini; Æneas Sylvius Piccolomini; Pope Pius II; King Christian I; Crusades; Denmark; Holy Roman Empire; Holy See; Albert Achilles of Brandenburg; 1400-1464

Domains: History, Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences

Michael Cotta-Schønberg. De Daniae regno aliqua non indigna cognitu: A picture of Denmark as seen by an Italian renaissance humanist, Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (Pius II). 2010. ⟨hprints-00492242⟩