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Baldassarre Castiglione

Italian Renaissance author (1478-1529)
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Summary

Baldassarre Castiglione was born on December 6, 1478[1], in Marcaria[2]. He died on February 8, 1529[3], in Toledo[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5], poet[6], writer[7], art historian[8], and ambassador[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,147 views/month, #7,142 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Casatico[11]
  • Date of birth: January 1, 1478[12]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1529[13]
  • Place of burial: Beata Vergine delle Grazie (Grazie, Curtatone)[14]
  • Father: Cristoforo Castiglione[15]
  • Mother: Luigia Gonzaga[16]
  • Spouse: Ippolita Torelli[17]
  • Child: Camillo Castiglione[18]
  • Country of citizenship: Duchy of Milan[19]
  • Occupation: bishop[20]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Family: House of Castiglione[23]
  • Movement: High Renaissance[24]
  • Genre: treatise[25], epistolary fiction[26], elegy[27]
  • Commons category: Baldassarre Castiglione[28]
  • Cause of death: bubonic plague[29]
  • Participated in conflict: Siege of Mirandola[30]
  • Family name: Castiglione[31]
  • Given name: Baldassarre[32], Baldassare[33]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Baldassarre Castiglione[34]
  • Student of: Georgius Merula[35], Dimitrios Chalkokondyles[36]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[37]
  • Depicted by: Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione[38]
  • Described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia[39], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], BEIC Digital Library[41], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[42], Library of the World's Best Literature[43], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[44]

Why It Matters

Baldassarre Castiglione has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Works attributed to him include The Book of the Courtier[47], a written work[48].

FAQs

Where was Baldassarre Castiglione born?

Baldassarre Castiglione's place of birth was Marcaria[2].

Where did Baldassarre Castiglione die?

Baldassarre Castiglione died in Toledo[4].

Who were Baldassarre Castiglione's parents?

Baldassarre Castiglione's father was Cristoforo Castiglione[15]. Baldassarre Castiglione's mother was Luigia Gonzaga[16].

Who was Baldassarre Castiglione married to?

Baldassarre Castiglione's spouses include Ippolita Torelli[17].

What did Baldassarre Castiglione do for work?

Baldassarre Castiglione worked as a diplomat[5], poet[6], writer[7], art historian[8], and ambassador[9].

Related Entities

Marcaria Toledo

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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