Nicholas of Modruš

Princely Ambiguity: A Translation of Nikolaus of Modruš’ Funeral Oration for Cardinal Pietro Riario: Oratio in funere Petri Cardinalis Sancti Sixti (1474)

“…9 Between Pietro Riario's death in January 1474 and Nikolaus' own death in the first half of 1480, the latter also wrote a preface dedicating his Latin translation of Isocrates' To Nicocles to Giovanni della Rovere (1476/77) and an oration directed at Raffaele Sansoni Riario (1478). 10 While the practical results of these efforts remain unclear, under the Franciscan pope, Sixtus IV, Nikolaus was appointed to a series of important positions within the Papal States, prompting Jadranka Neralić to characterize Nikolaus of Modruš as "a highly successful diplomat and man of letters." 11 In addition, scholars have identified four other extant texts as products of his scholarship.…”