Baldassare Castiglione
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 495 years ago |
Date of birth | December 6,1478 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Casatico |
Italy | |
Date of died | February 2,1529 |
Died | Toledo |
Spain | |
Spouse | Ippolita Torelli |
Parents | Luigia Gonzaga |
Christopher Castiglione | |
Cristoforo Castiglione | |
Children | Camillo Castiglione |
Literari movement | Renaissance |
Books | The Book of the Courtier |
How to Achieve True Greatness | |
Etiquette for RNnaissance Gentlemen | |
The Book of the Courtier: A Historic Guide to Manners and Etiquette in the Royal Courts of Renaissance Europe | |
Balthasaris Castilionis Comitis De Curiali Siue Aulico Libri Quatuor, Ex Italico Sermone in Latinum Conuersi. Bartholomæo Clerke Anglo Cantabrigiensi Interprete. Non Ante Æditi. | |
Nationality | Italian |
Notabl work | The Book of the Courtier |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 664043 |
Baldassare Castiglione Life story
Baldassare Castiglione, Count of Casatico, was an Italian courtier, diplomat, soldier and a prominent Renaissance author. Castiglione wrote Il Cortegiano or The Book of the Courtier, a courtesy book dealing with questions of the etiquette and morality of the courtier.