Summary
Franciotto Orsini (1473–1534) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography edit
A member of the Orsini family, Franciotto Orsini was born in Rome in 1473, the son of Orso Orsini di Monterotondo and Costanza Savelli.[1] He was a nephew of Pope Leo X on his father's side.[1] Orsini was educated in Florence by Lorenzo de' Medici.[1]
Early in his life, he participated in several military exercises, fighting against the forces of Cesare Borgia.[1]
Moving to Rome, he became a protonotary apostolic.[1] His uncle Pope Leo X made him a cardinal deacon in the consistory of 1 July 1517.[1] He received the red hat and the deaconry of San Giorgio in Velabro on 6 July 1517.[1]
He was administrator of the see of Nicastro from 15 September 1517 to 5 May 1518.[1] He became archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica in 1520,[2] in succession to Cardinal Ippolito d'Este, who had died on 3 September 1520; Orsini held the post until 1530, when he was succeeded by Cardinal Francesco Corsaro.[1] On 18 January 1519 he was named administrator of the see of Boiano, holding this post until 24 July 1523.[1] He was deposed from the cardinalate on 8 August 1519, though later reinstated.[1] Sometime after 1519, he opted for the deaconry of Santa Maria in Cosmedin.[1]
He participated in both the papal conclave of 1521-22 that elected Pope Adrian VI, and in the papal conclave of 1523 that elected Pope Clement VII.[1]
On 15 June 1524 he became administrator of the see of Fréjus, holding this post until 15 December 1525.[1] He was the administrator of the see of Rimini from 23 March 1528 until 7 April 1529.[1]
Family edit
He was married to Violante Orsini di Mugnano and had five legitimate children.[1] After his wife's death, he entered the ecclesiastical estate.[1]
Death edit
He died in Rome on 10 January 1534.[1] He is buried in St. Peter's Basilica.[1]
Notes and references edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Miranda, Salvador. "ORSINI, Franciotto (1473-1534)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ Collectionis Bullarum Sacrosanctae Basilicae Vaticanae Tomus secundus (Romae: Salvioni, 1750), p. 380, note (a); 394 (2 March 1528); 399 (29 August 1529).
Bibliography edit
- Bazzano, Nicoletta (2013). "ORSINI, Franciotto.". (in Italian), in: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Volume 79 (2013).
