Angelo Geraldini
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Angelo Geraldini was an Italian humanist and diplomat, who became a bishop
.
He studied canon law
at the University of Perugia
, and was professor there 1444–46. In the papal curia he was appointed count palatine
by Pope Callistus II in 1455.
He served under Niccolò Fortiguerra
in the papal forces fighting Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, and against Ferrante
.
He was legal adviser to Cardinal Domenico Capranica
. In France he governed the Venaissin, at two periods. He went on missions to the Council of Basel in 1482, and to the court of John II of Aragon
, leading to a Spanish ministerial appointment and close involvement in the marriage of the Catholic Monarchs
.
He was bishop of Sessa Aurunca in 1465 and bishop of Kammin, from 1482 to 1485.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
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He studied canon law
Canon law
Canon law is the body of laws & regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church , the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of...
at the University of Perugia
University of Perugia
University of Perugia is a public-owned university based in Perugia, Italy. It was founded in 1308, as attested by the Bull issued by Pope Clement V certifying the birth of the Studium Generale....
, and was professor there 1444–46. In the papal curia he was appointed count palatine
Count palatine
Count palatine is a high noble title, used to render several comital styles, in some cases also shortened to Palatine, which can have other meanings as well.-Comes palatinus:...
by Pope Callistus II in 1455.
He served under Niccolò Fortiguerra
Niccolò Fortiguerra
Niccolò Fortiguerra was an Italian papal legate, military commander, and Cardinal.Born at Pistoia, he was related to Pope Pius II and is counted as a cardinal-nephew. He had a doctorate in utroque iure from the University of Siena.He became bishop of Teano in 1458, and Cardinal in 1460...
in the papal forces fighting Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, and against Ferrante
Ferdinand I of Naples
Ferdinand I , also called Don Ferrante, was the King of Naples from 1458 to 1494. He was the natural son of Alfonso V of Aragon by Giraldona Carlino.-Biography:...
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He was legal adviser to Cardinal Domenico Capranica
Domenico Capranica
Domenico Capranica was an Italian theologian, canonist, statesman, and Cardinal.He was born in Capranica Prenestina. After studies in canon and civil law at Padua and Bologna, under teachers probably including Giuliano Cesarini, he received the title of Doctor of Both Laws at the age of twenty-one...
. In France he governed the Venaissin, at two periods. He went on missions to the Council of Basel in 1482, and to the court of John II of Aragon
John II of Aragon
John II the Faithless, also known as the Great was the King of Aragon from 1458 until 1479, and jure uxoris King of Navarre from 1425 until his death. He was the son of Ferdinand I and his wife Eleanor of Alburquerque...
, leading to a Spanish ministerial appointment and close involvement in the marriage of the Catholic Monarchs
Catholic Monarchs
The Catholic Monarchs is the collective title used in history for Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon. They were both from the House of Trastámara and were second cousins, being both descended from John I of Castile; they were given a papal dispensation to deal with...
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He was bishop of Sessa Aurunca in 1465 and bishop of Kammin, from 1482 to 1485.