Guido Sommi Picenardi: Italian Historian and Biographer of the Knights of Malta
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Biographical article about Guido Sommi Picenardi (1839–1914), an Italian nobleman, historian, and man of letters from Cremona. He was the fourth Marquis of Calvatone, authored many critical essays, and was notably a biographer of the Knights of Malta. The article covers his noble origins, birth and death dates, and mentions his involvement in the 1857 exhumation of Giovanni dalle Bande Nere's remains in Florence.
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· 3 pulledGuido Sommi Picenardi (Cremona, 16 novembre 1839 – Torre de' Picenardi, 23 giugno 1914) è stato uno storico e letterato italiano.
Fu il quarto marchese di Calvatone.
Nobile di origini cremonesi, storico e appassionato di letteraura, autore di molti saggi critici e soprattutto biografo dei Cavalieri di Malta.
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