Oration ”Habuisti dilecta filia” of Pope Pius II (28 May 1459, Mantua). Translated by Michael v. Cotta-Schönberg. 5th version. (Orations of Enea Silvio Piccolomini / Pope Pius II; 42)

Published as part of project Edition and Translation of the Orations of Enea Silvio Piccolomini / Pope Pius IIOn 27 May 1459, Pope Pius II arrived in Mantua where he was to consult with representatives of the European princes on a crusade against the Turks. The pope was met among others by representatives of the family of Duke Francesco Sforza of Milan whose daughter, the 13 year old Ippolita, gave a charming speech to the pope, to which the pope responded kindly – and very briefly – with the “Habuisti dilecta”