Uberto Decembrio (- 1427), secretary to the Milanese duke
Giangaleazzo Visconti
Gian Galeazzo Visconti (16 October 1351 – 3 September 1402), was the first duke of Milan (1395) and ruled the late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance. He also ruled Lombardy jointly with his uncle Bernabò. He was the foundi ...
(+ 1402) and to
Peter of Candia
Peter of Candia, also known as Peter Phillarges (c. 1339 – May 3, 1410), named as Alexander V ( la, Alexander PP.
V; it, Alessandro V), was an antipope elected by the Council of Pisa during the Western Schism (1378–1417). He reigned briefly ...
(later counter Pope with the name Alexander V 1409/1410). Contact to Chrysoloras during his stay in Milan (1400-1403), engagement in the translation of Greek texts.
Pier Candido Decembrio (1399 ? - 1477), son of Uberto, secretary and diplomat for the Milanese duke
(1392 - 1447), called a "president" of the shortliving
Ambrosian republic
,
it, Aurea Repubblica Ambrosiana
, era = Late Middle Ages
, government_type = Directorial republic
, p1 = Duchy of Milan
, flag_p1 = Flag of the Duchy of Milan (1450).svg
, s1 ...
in Milan (1447 - 1450). He was exiled after 1450 and spend some time in Naples at the court of Alfonso V. (died 1458) and in Ferrara. His tombstone notes 127 works, between them translations and biographies.
Angelo Camillo Decembrio (ca. 1415 - after 1465), son of Uberto and brother of Decembrio. Spend some time in Milan and Ferrara, before leaving to Naples (1450) and then to Spain (after 1458). Major work: ''De politia litteraria.''
External links
Timeline with biographical dates
Italian Renaissance humanists
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