Oration ”Subjectam esse” of Pope Pius II (Autumn 1459, Mantua). Edited and translated by Michael von Cotta-Schönberg. 6th version. (Orations of Enea Silvio Piccolomini / Pope Pius II; 39)

Published as part of project Edition and Translation of the Orations of Enea Silvio Piccolomini / Pope Pius IIDuring the Congress of Mantua in Autumn 1459, Pope Pius II received some embassies from German and French rulers coming to declare obedience to the new pope and the Apostolic See. One of the embassies was from Archbishop Elect and Prince Elector of Trier, Johann von Baden. In his response to the ambassadors, the pope mainly spoke on the supremacy of the papacy, using arguments from natural history and from Scripture. Afterwards he briefly touched upon the other themes recurring in all his responses to such embassies: his own unworthiness for the exalted papal office, acceptance of the declaration of obedience, praise of the archbishop, and assurance of papal benevolence