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pope of the Catholic Church from 1458 to 1464 (1405–1464)

Also known as: Pius II., Æneas Silvius, Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini, Aeneas Silvius Piccolominii, Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini, Aeneas Sylvius Piccolominus

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Commentaries
Reject Aeneas, accept Pius
Commentarii rerum memorabilium
De gestis Concilii Basiliensis commentariorum
De gestis Concilii Basiliensis commentariorum libri II