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Ascelin

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Dominican friar; Italian explorer and diplomat

Historical FiguresLived 1250 to 1256 · aged 6

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Ascelin of Lombardy, also known as Nicolas Ascelin or Ascelin of Cremona, was a 13th-century Dominican friar whom Pope Innocent IV sent as an envoy to the Mongols in March 1245. Ascelin met with the Mongol ruler Baiju, and then returned to Europe with a message and Mongol envoys in 1248.

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Ascelin of Lombardy receiving a letter from Pope Innocent IV, and remitting it to the Mongol general Baiju. From an illustrated copy of David Aubert's Chronique des empereurs.

Ascelin of Lombardy receiving a letter from Pope Innocent IV, and remitting it to the Mongol general Baiju. From an illustrated copy of David Aubert's Chronique des empereurs.

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Historical Figure

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deceased

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Lived 1250 to 1256 · aged 6

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