Individuals

Piero Antonio (messer) (cavaliere e imbasciadore del duca di Ferrara)

Description

According to the Badia's Libro dei defunti, messer Piero Antonio, then serving the Ferrarese duke Alfonso d'Este (r. 1504-1534), died while on a mission in Florence. His corpse was placed in a temporary grave in the chapel dedicated to the Crucifixion, that is, the chapel to the north of the high altar, where it remained for an unspecified time before being taken back to Ferrara for reburial.

Gender male
Age at Death unknown
Database ID 15317

Life Dates

April 22nd, 1506
 death

Posts (1 total)

Office Government Date
Ambassador (Ambasciatore) a Other

Memorials (1 total)

Badia deposito drieto all'altare del Crocifixo
April 22nd, 1506
 b

Locations (3 total)

Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy reburial
at least a year after April 22nd, 1506
Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy birth
Florence, Tuscany, Italy death
April 22nd, 1506

Sources (1 total)

BNCF, Conv. Soppr. da Ord., Badia, 2 (str. 1), Libro dei Defunti fol. 4

Notes

  • [a] It is not known when messer Piero Antonio was appointed ambassador to Florence.
  • [b] The Badia's Libro dei defunti records the burial and that the ambassador's remains were taken back to Ferrara at an unspecified date.