Francesco Conti (c. 1470 in Rome – 1521 in Rome) was an Italian Roman Catholic

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Life

The son of Jacopo Conti, ''

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(and a member of the Roman nobility); and Elisabetta Carafa della Stadera. His uncle was the Cardinal

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. Francesco Conti was educated in law. Francesco Conti was the father of six illegitimate children, five sons and one daughter; Ottavio, Stefano, Camillo, Marzio, Giovanni and Giulia. He died on 29 June 1521 and was originally buried in San Vitale (Rome).

Career

On 8 October 1494 he was appointed

of Conza and remained in this position until his resignation on 11 September 1517. He never visited the archdiocese, ruling through a series of vicar generals. Pope Leo X made Conti a cardinal priest in the consistory on 1 July 1517. He received the

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and the titular church of San Vitale on 6 July 1517 and served as

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from 11 January 1520 to 7 January 1521.

References

1521 deaths 16th-century Italian cardinals Year of birth unknown Archbishops of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia 15th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops

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