Pope Pius II, after allying himself with …
Years: 1460 - 1460
January
Pope Pius II, after allying himself with Ferdinand, the Aragonese claimant to the throne of Naples, convenes a congress of the representatives of Christian princes at Mantua for joint action against the Turks.
He had on September 26, 1459, called for a new crusade against the Ottomans, and on January 14, 1460, proclaims the official crusade: it is to last for three years.
Alberti has meanwhile been commissioned by Ludovico II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, to redesign the exterior of the church of San Sebastian here.
The plan, which is considered one of the earliest and most significant examples of Renaissance centrally planned churches, is in the shape of a Greek cross, with three identical arms centering apses, under a central cross-vaulted space without any interior partitions.
Locations
People
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Mantua, free commune of
- Aragon, Crown of
- Naples, Aragonese Kingdom of
- Ottoman Empire
Topics
- Renaissance Architecture
- Renaissance, Italian
- Renaissance Papacy
- Byzantine-Ottoman Turk War of 1453-61
Commodoties
Subjects
- Commerce
- Architecture
- Labor and Service
- Conflict
- Faith
- Government
- Custom and Law
- Technology
- Movements
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Years: 1460 - 1460
January
Locations
People
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Mantua, free commune of
- Aragon, Crown of
- Naples, Aragonese Kingdom of
- Ottoman Empire
Topics
- Renaissance Architecture
- Renaissance, Italian
- Renaissance Papacy
- Byzantine-Ottoman Turk War of 1453-61
Commodoties
Subjects
- Commerce
- Architecture
- Labor and Service
- Conflict
- Faith
- Government
- Custom and Law
- Technology
- Movements
Regions
Subregions