Giovanni da Pian del Carpine
1182 – 1252 · aged 70
Roman Catholic archbishop and traveller (1182–1252)
- Born
- 1182 · Magione
- Died
- 1252 · Bar
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- 1182BornBorn in Magione
- 1248RoleRoman Catholic Archbishop of Bar
- 1252DiedDied in Bar
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- 1243 – 1502Golden Horde
Biography
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine OFM (or Carpini; Latin: Iohannes de Plano Carpini, anglicised as John of Plano Carpini; c. 1185 – 1 August 1252) was a medieval Italian diplomat, Catholic archbishop, explorer and one of the first Europeans to enter the court of the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. He was the author of the earliest important Western account of North and Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and other regions of the Mongol dominion. He served as the Primate of Serbia, based in Antivari, from 1247 to 1252.
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