Giovanni Piccolomini (1475–1537) was an Italian
papal legate
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and
cardinal
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. He was a nephew of
Pope Pius III
Pope Pius III (, ; 9 May 1439 – 18 October 1503), born Francesco Todeschini, then Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 September 1503 to his death. At just twenty-six day ...
.
He was made
Archbishop of Siena
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in 1503,
Bishop of Sitten in 1522,
Bishop of Aquila in 1523,
Bishop of Albano
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Since 1966, it has both a titular bishop and a ...
in 1524,
Bishop of Palestrina
The Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina () is a Latin suburbicarian diocese centered on the comune of Palestrina in Italy.
The current bishop of Palestrina is Mauro Parmeggiani, who was appointed by Pope Francis on 19 February 2019. Prior to h ...
in 1531,
Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
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in 1533,
Bishop of Ostia
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in 1535.
He was made
Dean of the College of Cardinals
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in October 1534.
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1475 births
1537 deaths
16th-century Italian cardinals
Cardinal-bishops of Albano
Cardinal-bishops of Ostia
Cardinal-bishops of Palestrina
Cardinal-bishops of Porto
Diplomats for the Holy See
Deans of the College of Cardinals
Archbishops of Siena
Bishops in Tuscany
Bishops of L'Aquila
Bishops in Lazio
Giovanni Giovanni may refer to:
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