Pietro Capuano
Peter of Capua, Pietro Capuano and Petrus Capuanus may refer to: * Peter of Capua the Elder (died 1214), author and apostolic legate on the Fourth Crusade, cardinal-priest of San Marcello al Corso, uncle of the younger man * Peter of Capua the Younger (died 1236), cardinal-deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro, patriarchate-designate of Antioch in 1219, nephew of the older man {{hndis ...
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Peter Of Capua The Elder
Peter of Capua ( it, Pietro Capuano; la, Petrus Capuanus; died 30 August 1214) was an Italian scholastic theologian and prelate. He served as cardinal-deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata from 1193 until 1201 and cardinal-priest of San Marcello al Corso from 1201 until his death. He often worked as a papal legate. He wrote several theological works and was a patron of his hometown of Amalfi. He is sometimes called "Peter of Capua the Elder" to distinguish him from his nephew, Peter of Capua the Younger (died 1236), who was also educated in Paris and taught there, and later became a cardinal. Family Peter belonged to an illustrious family of Lombard descent from Amalfi in the kingdom of Sicily. His earliest known ancestor was Lando ''de Prata'', a relative of the last independent duke of Amalfi, Marinus Sebastus (). His father, Landulf ( 1161–1176, dead by 1201), was a son of Manso and great-grandson of Lando. His mother's name is unknown, but she belonged to the Vulcano fami ...
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