Francesco Accolti (c. 1416
– 1488), also called Francesco d'Arezzo, was an
Italian
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jurist. The brother of
Benedetto Accolti, he professed
jurisprudence
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at
Bologna
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from 1440 to 1445, and afterwards at
Ferrara,
Siena, and
Pisa.
He possessed a strong understanding and powerful eloquence. The distinction which he acquired was so great, that he flattered himself with the expectation of obtaining a cardinal's hat, on the accession of
Sixtus IV to the pontifical throne; and when it was refused him, the pope though it necessary to accompany the refusal with this complimentary apology: "I would gladly have granted you the honor, had I not feared, that your preferment, by removing you from your school, would have hindered the progress of science." The reputation of Accolti was tarnished by the parsimony with which he amassed vast treasures. He wrote several treatises on law, and translated some of the writings of
Chrysostom.
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See also
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Accolti, other members of the family
References
External links
Francesco Accolti worksa
SomniFrancisci Aretini in Phalaridis tyranni agrigentini Epistolas digitized manuscript.
Epistole di Phalari digitized manuscript.
1416 births
1488 deaths
People from Arezzo
15th-century Italian jurists
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