Giorgio Fieschi
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Giorgio Fieschi was an Italian cardinal
, of the counts of Lavagna
.
He was elected bishop of Mariana, in Corsica
, on May 27, 1433. On October 3, 1436 he was transferred to the metropolitan see of Genoa, which he occupied until December 18, 1439, when Pope Eugenius IV raised him to the cardinalate in order to secure the support of Republic of Genoa
in the conflict with antipope Felix V
.
He was bishop in commendam of Sagona (1443–45), bishop of Noli (1447–48) and bishop of Albenga (1448–59). He was administrator of the see of Luni, 1446.
He was promoted to the suburbicarian see of Palestrina on March 5, 1449. He acted as papal legate in Liguria in the pontificate of Pope Martin V
. As dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals, he opted for the suburbicarian see of Ostia (proper of the dean) on April 28, 1455. He died in Rome on October 8 or October 11, 1461.
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
, of the counts of Lavagna
Lavagna
Lavagna is a fishing port city of c. 13,000 inhabitants in the curving stretch of the Italian Riviera di Levante called the gulf of Tigullio, in the province of Genoa in Liguria. The borgo of Lavagna was an important Ligurian cultural center in the Middle Ages...
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He was elected bishop of Mariana, in Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
, on May 27, 1433. On October 3, 1436 he was transferred to the metropolitan see of Genoa, which he occupied until December 18, 1439, when Pope Eugenius IV raised him to the cardinalate in order to secure the support of Republic of Genoa
Republic of Genoa
The Most Serene Republic of Genoa |Ligurian]]: Repúbrica de Zêna) was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast, as well as Corsica from 1347 to 1768, and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean....
in the conflict with antipope Felix V
Antipope Felix V
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He was bishop in commendam of Sagona (1443–45), bishop of Noli (1447–48) and bishop of Albenga (1448–59). He was administrator of the see of Luni, 1446.
He was promoted to the suburbicarian see of Palestrina on March 5, 1449. He acted as papal legate in Liguria in the pontificate of Pope Martin V
Pope Martin V
Pope Martin V , born Odo Colonna, was Pope from 1417 to 1431. His election effectively ended the Western Schism .-Biography:...
. As dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals, he opted for the suburbicarian see of Ostia (proper of the dean) on April 28, 1455. He died in Rome on October 8 or October 11, 1461.