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Niccolò Gaddi (1499–1552) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal.
Niccolò Gaddi was born in Florence in 1499, the son of Taddeo Gaddi and Antonia Altoviti. [1] He was a direct descendant of medieval painter Taddeo Gaddi. [1] He was the uncle of Cardinal Taddeo Gaddi and a relative of Catherine de' Medici. [1]
He began his career in Rome as a cleric in the Apostolic Camera. He then became an abbreviator of Apostolic Letters. [1]
On 16 October 1521 he was elected Bishop of Fermo. [1] He was never consecrated as a bishop and he resigned the administration of the see sometime before 5 December 1544. [1]
Pope Clement VII made him a cardinal deacon in the consistory of 3 May 1527. [1] He received the red hat and the deaconry of San Teodoro on the same day. [1]
During the Sack of Rome (1527), he was assigned as a hostage for Pope Clement VII. [1] Imperial troops held him prisoner in the fortress in Naples for a long time. [1]
He was the administrator of the metropolitan see of Cosenza from 31 January 1528 until 21 June 1535. [1] In 1533, he was named cardinal protector of the Kingdom of France. [1] He was administrator of the see of Sarlat from 12 December 1533 until 3 July 1545. [1]
He participated in the papal conclave of 1534 that elected Pope Paul III. [1] On 9 January 1545 he opted for the deaconry of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia. [1] He participated in the papal conclave of 1549-50 that elected Pope Julius III. [1] On 28 February 1550 he opted for the deaconry of Santa Maria in Domnica and on 27 June 1550 for the deaconry of Santa Maria in Via Lata. [1] At this time, he became cardinal protodeacon. [1] On 20 November 1551 he opted for the order of cardinal priests and his deaconry was raised pro illa vice to titulus. [1]
He died in Florence on 16 January 1552. [1] He is buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella. [1]
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (April 2017) |
Niccolò Gaddi (1499–1552) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal.
Niccolò Gaddi was born in Florence in 1499, the son of Taddeo Gaddi and Antonia Altoviti. [1] He was a direct descendant of medieval painter Taddeo Gaddi. [1] He was the uncle of Cardinal Taddeo Gaddi and a relative of Catherine de' Medici. [1]
He began his career in Rome as a cleric in the Apostolic Camera. He then became an abbreviator of Apostolic Letters. [1]
On 16 October 1521 he was elected Bishop of Fermo. [1] He was never consecrated as a bishop and he resigned the administration of the see sometime before 5 December 1544. [1]
Pope Clement VII made him a cardinal deacon in the consistory of 3 May 1527. [1] He received the red hat and the deaconry of San Teodoro on the same day. [1]
During the Sack of Rome (1527), he was assigned as a hostage for Pope Clement VII. [1] Imperial troops held him prisoner in the fortress in Naples for a long time. [1]
He was the administrator of the metropolitan see of Cosenza from 31 January 1528 until 21 June 1535. [1] In 1533, he was named cardinal protector of the Kingdom of France. [1] He was administrator of the see of Sarlat from 12 December 1533 until 3 July 1545. [1]
He participated in the papal conclave of 1534 that elected Pope Paul III. [1] On 9 January 1545 he opted for the deaconry of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia. [1] He participated in the papal conclave of 1549-50 that elected Pope Julius III. [1] On 28 February 1550 he opted for the deaconry of Santa Maria in Domnica and on 27 June 1550 for the deaconry of Santa Maria in Via Lata. [1] At this time, he became cardinal protodeacon. [1] On 20 November 1551 he opted for the order of cardinal priests and his deaconry was raised pro illa vice to titulus. [1]
He died in Florence on 16 January 1552. [1] He is buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella. [1]