Ascanio I Piccolomini

Most Reverend Ascanio Piccolomini
Archbishop of Siena
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1588–1597
Predecessor	Francesco Bandini Piccolomini
Successor	François-Marie Tarugi
Orders
Consecration	11 Sep 1579 by Spinello Benci
Personal details
Died	13 May 1597 Siena, Italy

Ascanio Piccolomini (died 1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Siena (1588–1597) and Titular Archbishop of Rhodus (1579–1588).

On 3 Jul 1579, Ascanio Piccolomini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Coadjutor Archbishop of Siena and Titular Archbishop of Rhodus. On 11 Sep 1579, he was consecrated bishop by Spinello Benci, Bishop of Montepulciano, with Claudio Borghese, Bishop of Grosseto, and Francesco Maria Piccolomini, Bishop of Pienza, serving as co-consecrators. In 1588, he succeeded to the bishopric of Siena. He served as Archbishop of Siena until his death on 13 May 1597.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Antonio Fera, Bishop of Marsico Nuovo (1584).

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