Enea Silvio Piccolomini

Japanese: エネア･シルビオ･ピッコロミニ（英語表記）Enea Silvio Piccolomini

1405‐64
The secular name of Pope Pius II (reigned 1458-64). Born into a family of fallen nobles in Siena, he studied law. He became secretary of the Council of Basel and became a follower of the "primacy of the council," as represented by Nicholas of Cusanus. He then became secretary to Emperor Frederick III. He displayed his humanist scholarship, writing many works on history, geography, and poetry, while also being active in diplomacy. He then became a priest, and served as bishop and cardinal of Trieste and Siena before being elected pope in 1458 and ascending to the throne as Pius II.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1405‐64
教皇ピウス2世(在位1458‐64)の俗名。シエナの没落貴族の家に生まれ，法学を学んだ。バーゼルの公会議の書記となり，ニコラウス･クサヌスに代表される〈公会議首位説〉の信奉者となった。つづいて皇帝フリードリヒ3世の書記官に就任。人文主義者としての学識を発揮して，歴史，地理，詩など多くの著作を書く一方，外交活動にも活躍した。その後，聖職者の道を歩み，トリエステやシエナの司教，枢機卿をへて1458年教皇に選出され，ピウス2世として即位した。

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