Pompeo Colonna
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Pompeo Colonna was an Italian Cardinal, politician
and condottiero.
Born in Rome
, he fought very early against the traditional family enemies, the Orsini.
After he entered an ecclesiastical career, he was protonotarius, the bishop of Rieti, and then abbot of Subiaco and Grottaferrata
.
When rumours of the imminent death of Pope Julius II
spread, he spurred the Roman population to rebel against the Papal authority; however, when the Pope recovered he was condemned. Colonna was later rehabilitated by Leo X, and created cardinal. He then became famous for his banquets and intellectual activities.
He was a protagonist
in the Sack of Rome
, when, with a group of mercenaries and peasants from its fiefs in the Lazio, he took part in the sack and assumed control of the city while his personal enemy, pope Clement VII
, was a prisoner in Castel Sant'Angelo
.
He was later legate in Ancona
and archbishop of Monreale. In 1530 he was created general lieutenant of the Kingdom of Naples
by Emperor Charles V.
Colonna was also a poet. His most famous work is De laudibus mulierum, written for his relative Vittoria Colonna
.
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and condottiero.
Born in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, he fought very early against the traditional family enemies, the Orsini.
After he entered an ecclesiastical career, he was protonotarius, the bishop of Rieti, and then abbot of Subiaco and Grottaferrata
Grottaferrata
Grottaferrata, Italy is a small town and comune in the province of Rome, situated on the lower slopes of the Alban Hills, 20 km south east of Rome. It is bounded by other communes, Frascati, Rocca di Papa, Marino, and Rome.-History:...
.
When rumours of the imminent death of Pope Julius II
Pope Julius II
Pope Julius II , nicknamed "The Fearsome Pope" and "The Warrior Pope" , born Giuliano della Rovere, was Pope from 1503 to 1513...
spread, he spurred the Roman population to rebel against the Papal authority; however, when the Pope recovered he was condemned. Colonna was later rehabilitated by Leo X, and created cardinal. He then became famous for his banquets and intellectual activities.
He was a protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
in the Sack of Rome
Sack of Rome (1527)
The Sack of Rome on 6 May 1527 was a military event carried out by the mutinous troops of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in Rome, then part of the Papal States...
, when, with a group of mercenaries and peasants from its fiefs in the Lazio, he took part in the sack and assumed control of the city while his personal enemy, pope Clement VII
Pope Clement VII
Clement VII , born Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici, was a cardinal from 1513 to 1523 and was Pope from 1523 to 1534.-Early life:...
, was a prisoner in Castel Sant'Angelo
Castel Sant'Angelo
The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as the Castel Sant'Angelo, is a towering cylindrical building in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family...
.
He was later legate in Ancona
Ancona
Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....
and archbishop of Monreale. In 1530 he was created general lieutenant of the Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples, comprising the southern part of the Italian peninsula, was the remainder of the old Kingdom of Sicily after secession of the island of Sicily as a result of the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the Kingdom of Sicily, it is dubbed Kingdom of...
by Emperor Charles V.
Colonna was also a poet. His most famous work is De laudibus mulierum, written for his relative Vittoria Colonna
Vittoria Colonna
Vittoria Colonna , marchioness of Pescara, was an Italian noblewoman and poet.-Biography:The daughter of Fabrizio Colonna, grand constable of the kingdom of Naples, and of Agnese da Montefeltro, Vittoria Colonna was born at Marinoa fief of the Colonna family in the Alban Hills near Rome.Betrothed...
.