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Oct 18, 1405
Pope Pius II is born
Enea Silvio Piccolomini( of his real name) was born in Corsignano in the Sienese territory of a noble but decayed family. -
Period: Oct 18, 1405 to Aug 14, 1464
Pope Pius II 's life
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Jun 15, 1446
He was ordained
Enea Silvio Piccolomini became a priest -
Jun 13, 1447
Piccolomini became Bishop of Trieste.
Pope Nicholas V made Piccolomini Bishop of Trieste. -
Jun 13, 1450
He was made Bishop of Siena.
He was made Bishop of Siena -
Jun 16, 1456
Enea Silvio Piccolomini become Cardinal
In 1456, Pope Calixtus III raised Bishop Piccolomini to the rank of cardinal. -
Jun 15, 1458
Pope Pius wanted to continue the crusades
Pius II was an enthusiastic supporter of crusades against the Turks - he called for a new one in 1458, but his political alliances caused France to refuse to participate; this effectively ended any hopes for a new military expedition to the Holy Lands. -
Jun 18, 1458
Cardinal Piccolomini was elected pope.
Cardinal Piccolomini was elected pope in 1458. Pope Pius was involved in Italian and European political disputes. -
Jan 6, 1463
Pope Pius tried to call another time for a crusade
He tried once again in 1463 and was even determined to lead it himself, but he fell ill -
Aug 15, 1464
Pope Pius II died
Pope Pius died in the year 1464. He had been pope 6 years.
