Editing Pope Pius II (section)

===Naples, Rimini, Poland===
In the struggle for the [[Kingdom of Naples]] between the supporters of the [[House of Trastámara|House of Aragon]] and the [[House of Valois-Anjou|House of Anjou]], the [[Papal States]] were at this time troubled by rebellious barons and marauding [[condottieri]], whom he gradually, though momentarily, quelled. The Neapolitan War was also concluded by the success of the Pope's ally the Aragonese Ferdinand.<ref>{{cite book|last=Creighton | title= A History of the Papacy during the period of the Reformation| date= 21 March 1882|volume= II|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PfdJAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA371}}, pp. 371-372.</ref>

In particular, the Pope engaged for most of his reign in what looked like a personal war against [[Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta]], Lord of [[Rimini]], with the result of the almost complete submission of that condottiero.

Pius II also tried mediation in the [[Thirteen Years' War (1454–66)|Thirteen Years' War]] of 1454–66 between [[Poland]] and the [[Teutonic Knights]], but, when he failed to achieve success, cast an [[anathema]] over Polish and Prussians both.

Pius II was also engaged in a series of disputes with [[King George of Bohemia]] and [[Sigismund, Archduke of Austria|Archduke Sigismund of Austria]] (who was excommunicated for having arrested [[Nicholas of Cusa]], [[Bishop of Brixen]]).<ref>Pastor III, pp. 213-239.</ref>

In June 1461, Pius II canonized Saint [[Catherine of Siena]].<ref>Tomassetti, pp. 159-165. The bull is wrongly dated 29 April 1461. It was 29 June, the feast of Ss. Peter and Paul. Pastor III, pp. 290-293.</ref>

In October 1461, he gained what at first appeared to be a brilliant success by inducing the new king of France, [[Louis XI]], to abolish the [[Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges]], by which the papal authority in France had been weakened. But Louis XI had expected that Pius II would in return espouse the French cause in [[Naples]], and when he found himself disappointed he virtually re-established the Pragmatic Sanction by royal ordinances. Pius II built a fortress in [[Tivoli, Lazio|Tivoli]] called [[Rocca Pia#Castle Rocca Pia|Rocca Pia]] in 1461.<ref>Pastor III, pp. 137-141.</ref>

The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana|Diocese of Ljubljana]] was established on 6 December 1461 by [[Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor]].<ref>Joseph Chmel, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Vz8AAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA391 ''Regesta chronologico-diplomatica Friderici IV., Romanorum regis (Imperatoris III): Vom Jahre 1440 bis März 1452,''] Volume 1 (Rohrmann, 1838), p. 391, no. 3911. Marian Fidler, [https://books.google.com/books?id=YJ5bAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA301 ''Geschichte der ganzen österreichischen, weltlichen und klösterlichen Klerisey beyderley Geschlechts ... Aus den Sammlungen ... Josephs Wendt von Wendtenthal (etc.): Das Erzherzogthum Oesterreich Ob der Enns,''] {{in lang|de|la}} Part 4, volume 7 (Wien: Ghelen, 1786), pp. 301-312.</ref> On 9 September 1462, Pope Pius confirmed the action.<ref>Eubel II, p. 171, note 1.</ref>