Paolo Emilio Cesi | |
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Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1534–1537 |
Predecessor | Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) |
Successor | Agostino Trivulzio |
Orders | |
Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
Personal details | |
Born | 1481 |
Died | 5 August 1537 (age 56) Rome, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Paolo Emilio Cesi (1481–1537) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal. [1] [2]
Paolo Emilio Cesi was born in Terni, Umbria in 1481, the eldest of twelve children born to Roman noble Angelo Cesi from the house of Cesi and Francesca Cardoli. [1] His younger brother, Federico Cesi, also became a cardinal. [1] After finishing school, he moved to Rome where he served as a notary at the Fifth Council of the Lateran, a canon of Santa Maria Maggiore, a protonotary apostolic, and a regent of the Chancery of Apostolic Briefs. [1]
He was named cardinal deacon by Pope Leo X in the consistory of 1 July 1517. [1] [2] On 6 July 1517 he received the red hat and the deaconry of San Nicola in Carcere. [1] [2] He participated in the papal conclave of 1521-22 that elected Pope Adrian VI. [1] [2] He was the administrator of the see of Lund from 6 February 1520 to 12 July 1521; administrator of the see of Sion from 12 November 1522 until 8 September 1529; and administrator of the see of Todi from 1 June 1523 until he resigned in favor of his brother Federico. [1] [2] Pope Adrian VI named him one of the judges in the case against Cardinal Francesco Soderini. [1] He participated in the papal conclave of 1523 that elected Pope Clement VII. [1] [2] He was administrator of the see of Narni from 20 May to 1 June 1524; administrator of the see of Civita Castellana from 7 April 1525 until his death; and administrator of the see of Cervia from 1525 until 23 March 1528. [1] [2]
He lost all of his goods during the Sack of Rome (1527). [1]
In the absence of the pope, he was governor of Rome in 1529. [1] From 6 October 1529 until 21 October 1530 he was administrator of the see of Massa Marittima. [1] [2] He opted for the deaconry of Sant'Eustachio on 5 September 1534. [1] [2] Under Pope Clement VII, he was Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura. [1] He was also the cardinal protector of the Duchy of Savoy, and vice-protector of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Ireland. [1] He participated in the papal conclave of 1534 that elected Pope Paul III. [1] [2] On 23 August 1535 the new pope made him a member of the commission on reform of the Roman Curia. [1]
He died in Rome on 5 August 1537. [1] He is buried in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. [1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Cristoforo Numai, Bishop of Isernia. [2]
Paolo Emilio Cesi | |
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Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1534–1537 |
Predecessor | Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) |
Successor | Agostino Trivulzio |
Orders | |
Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
Personal details | |
Born | 1481 |
Died | 5 August 1537 (age 56) Rome, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Paolo Emilio Cesi (1481–1537) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal. [1] [2]
Paolo Emilio Cesi was born in Terni, Umbria in 1481, the eldest of twelve children born to Roman noble Angelo Cesi from the house of Cesi and Francesca Cardoli. [1] His younger brother, Federico Cesi, also became a cardinal. [1] After finishing school, he moved to Rome where he served as a notary at the Fifth Council of the Lateran, a canon of Santa Maria Maggiore, a protonotary apostolic, and a regent of the Chancery of Apostolic Briefs. [1]
He was named cardinal deacon by Pope Leo X in the consistory of 1 July 1517. [1] [2] On 6 July 1517 he received the red hat and the deaconry of San Nicola in Carcere. [1] [2] He participated in the papal conclave of 1521-22 that elected Pope Adrian VI. [1] [2] He was the administrator of the see of Lund from 6 February 1520 to 12 July 1521; administrator of the see of Sion from 12 November 1522 until 8 September 1529; and administrator of the see of Todi from 1 June 1523 until he resigned in favor of his brother Federico. [1] [2] Pope Adrian VI named him one of the judges in the case against Cardinal Francesco Soderini. [1] He participated in the papal conclave of 1523 that elected Pope Clement VII. [1] [2] He was administrator of the see of Narni from 20 May to 1 June 1524; administrator of the see of Civita Castellana from 7 April 1525 until his death; and administrator of the see of Cervia from 1525 until 23 March 1528. [1] [2]
He lost all of his goods during the Sack of Rome (1527). [1]
In the absence of the pope, he was governor of Rome in 1529. [1] From 6 October 1529 until 21 October 1530 he was administrator of the see of Massa Marittima. [1] [2] He opted for the deaconry of Sant'Eustachio on 5 September 1534. [1] [2] Under Pope Clement VII, he was Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura. [1] He was also the cardinal protector of the Duchy of Savoy, and vice-protector of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Ireland. [1] He participated in the papal conclave of 1534 that elected Pope Paul III. [1] [2] On 23 August 1535 the new pope made him a member of the commission on reform of the Roman Curia. [1]
He died in Rome on 5 August 1537. [1] He is buried in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. [1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Cristoforo Numai, Bishop of Isernia. [2]