Niccolò Fieschi
Italian Cardinal
Niccolò Fieschi (Genoa, c. 1456 – Rome, 1524) was an Italian Cardinal,[1] of the prominent family of the Republic of Genoa, the Fieschi, which features in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra.
He was bishop of Fréjus from 1485, and bishop of Agde from 1488. He was archbishop of Ravenna from 1516.[2][3]
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- ^ From 1503; bishop of Albano 1518, bishop of Sabina 1521, bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina 1523, bishop of Ostia 1524.
- ^ Miranda, Salvador. "FIESCHI, Niccolò (ca. 1456-1524)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Niccolò Cardinal Fieschi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Nuccolo Fieschi can't be the Fieschi Verdi mantions in his Opera "Simon Boccanegra" since the Opera takes place in the middle of the 14th century and Niccolo lived in the 15th century.
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Preceded by Jean Huet | Bishop-elect of Toulon 1484–1485 | Succeeded by Jean Albriga |
Preceded by Urbain de Flisco | Bishop-elect of Fréjus 1485–1486 | Succeeded by Rostaing d'Ancezune |
Preceded by Rostan d'Ancesune | Bishop of Fréjus 1495–1524 | Succeeded by Franciot des Ursins |
Preceded by | Bishop of Agde 1490–1494 | Succeeded by Jean de Vesc |
Preceded by Nicolas de Villeneuve | Bishop of Senez 1507–1512 | Succeeded by Jean-Baptiste de Laigue D'Oraison |
Preceded by | Archbishop of Embrun 1511–1516 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Bishop of Toulon 1516 | Succeeded by Philos Roverella |
Preceded by Filiasio Roverella | Archbishop of Ravenna 1516–1517 | Succeeded by Urbano Fieschi |
Preceded by Simone de Nor | Bishop of Andria 1517 | Succeeded by Giovanni Francesco Fieschi |
Preceded by Didier Gilionis (Bishop-elect) | Bishop of Umbriatico 1517–1520 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1518–1521 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Cardinal-bishop of Sabina 1521–1523 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Cardinal-bishop of Porto 1523–1524 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Cardinal-bishop of Ostia 1524 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Dean of the College of Cardinals 1524 | Succeeded by |
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