Amedeo di Saluzzo (1361 – 28 June 1419) was a

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during the

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. He was born as the second son of

Frederick II, Marquess of Saluzzo Frederick II ( it, Federico del Vasto) (died 1396) was marquess of Saluzzo from 1357 to his death. He succeeded his father, Thomas II of Saluzzo. His mother was Ricciarda Visconti, a daughter of Galeazzo I Visconti, Lord of Milan and Beatrice d' ...

and Beatrice of Geneva. He was nephew of

Avignon Pope Clement VII Robert of Geneva, (french: Robert de Genève; 1342 – 16 September 1394) elected to the papacy as Clement VII (french: Clément VII) by the cardinals who opposed Pope Urban VI, was the first antipope residing in Avignon, France. His election led ...

on his mother's side.Miranda, Salvador. 1998.
Consistory of December 23, 1383 (IV)
" Saluzzo was appointed as Bishop of Valence and Die at 4 November 1383.catholic-hierarchy.org
/ref> In less than two months he was elevated as a

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by Clement VII, becoming Cardinal-Deacon of

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.Miranda, Salvador. 1998.
14th Century (1303–1404)
" In 1403 he was appointed as

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. He abandoned

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after having been deposed by him on 21 October 1408. Then Saluzzo participated in the

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, which elected

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as pope. He also campaigned for the

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, and there, he attended the conclave of

Pope Martin V Pope Martin V ( la, Martinus V; it, Martino V; January/February 1369 – 20 February 1431), born Otto (or Oddone) Colonna, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 November 1417 to his death in February 1431. Hi ...

. After the end of the Western Schism, Saluzzo kept his position as Camerlengo until his death in 1419.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saluzzo, Amedeo Avignon Papacy People from Saluzzo 14th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops of Valence 1361 births 1419 deaths