Ascanio I Piccolomini

Ascanio Piccolomini (died 13 May 1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Siena (1588–1597) and Titular Archbishop of Colossae (1579–1588).^[1][2]

Most Reverend Ascanio Piccolomini
Archbishop of Siena
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1588–1597
Predecessor	Francesco Bandini Piccolomini
Successor	François-Marie Tarugi
Orders
Consecration	11 September 1579 by Spinello Benci
Personal details
Died	13 May 1597 Siena, Italy

Biography

On 3 July 1579, Ascanio Piccolomini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Coadjutor Archbishop of Siena and Titular Archbishop of Colossae.^[1][2] On 11 September 1579, he was consecrated bishop by Spinello Benci, Bishop of Montepulciano, with Claudio Borghese, Bishop of Grosseto, and Francesco Maria Piccolomini, Bishop of Pienza, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] In 1588, he succeeded to the bishopric of Siena.^[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Siena until his death on 13 May 1597.^[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Antonio Fera, Bishop of Marsico Nuovo (1584).^[2]