Michel Riccio

Michel Riccio

Portrait of Michel Riccio by Jacques Cundier
Born 1445
Died 1515
Occupation Public official

Michel Riccio (1445–1515) was an Italian-born French lawyer, public official and historian.

Biography

Early life

Michel Riccio was born in 1445 in Naples, Italy.[1][2][3]

Career

He started his career as a lawyer under Ferdinand I of Naples (1423–1494).[1] He moved to France under the reign of King Charles VIII of France (1470–1498), for whom he served as an Advisor.[1][3] In 1495, he served in the Parliament of Dijon, also known as the Parliament of Bourgogne.[4][5] In 1498, King Louis XII of France (1462–1515) appointed him Senator of Milan.[1]

From 1501 to 1502, he served as the first President of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence.[1][2][6][7][8][9] However, he was soon replaced by Antoine Mulet.

In 1505, Pope Julius II (1443–1513) sent him on a mission in Rome. The following year, in 1506, King Louis XII sent him to Genoa to put an end to a local revolt, to no avail.[10]

As a historian, he wrote volumes about the Italian Wars and the dynastic rulers of the Kingdom of Naples.[4]

Death

He died in 1515.[4]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jean Scholastique Pitton, Histoire de la ville d'Aix, capitale de la Provence, Jusques en l'annee 1665, David, Charles, 1666, p. 524
  2. 1 2 Marc Antoine René de Voyer Argenson, Contaht d'Orville André Guillaume, Mélanges tirés d'une grade bibliothèque ...: De la lecture des livren françois, Moutard, 1783, p. 125
  3. 1 2 Fleury Vindry, Les parlementaires français au XVIe siècle: Parlements d'Aix, Grenoble, Dijon, Chambéry, Dombes, H. Champion, 1909, p. 19,
  4. 1 2 3 Jacques Le Long, Charles M. Fevret de Fontette, Bibliothèque Historique De La France: Contenant Le Catalogue des Ouvrages, imprimés & manuscrits, qui traitent de l'Histoire de ce Royaume, ou qui y ont rapport : Avec Des Notes Critiques Et Historiques, Herissant, 1769, Volume 2, p. 47
  5. Élisabeth François de Lacuisine, Le parlement de Bourgogne depuis son origine jusqu'à sa chute; précédé d'un discours préliminaire sur la ville de Dijon, 1857, p. ccxi
  6. François de Mézeray, Histoire de France depuis Faramond iusqu'à maintenant, Gvillemont, 1646, p. 1233
  7. Jean-Pierre Papon, Histoire générale de Provence, Moutard, 1786, p. 22
  8. Augustin Fabre, Histoire de Provence, Feissat, 1834, p. 118
  9. Prosper Cabasse, Essais historiques sur le parlement de Provence: depuis son origine jusqu'à sa suppression, 1501 – 1790, Pihan Delaforest, 1826, Volume 1, p. 20
  10. Louis de Mailly, Histoire de la république de Gênes, depuis l'an 464 de la fondation de Rome jusqu'à présent, D. Du Puis, 1697, p. 26
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