Coat of arms of cardinal Antonio Panciera

Antonio Panciera (1350–1431) was an Italian Cardinal and humanist.

Biography

Born at Portogruaro, he studied law at the

University of Padua The University of Padua ( it, Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is an Italian university located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, northern Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from ...

, and worked in the papal administration. From 1393 he was

bishop of Concordia The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concordia-Pordenone ( la, Dioecesis Concordiensis-Portus Naonis) is situated in northeastern Italy, at the northern end of the Adriatic Sea, between Venice and Udine. Since 1818, Concordia Veneta, has been a suffrag ...

, and in 1402

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., in Italian. The following year he was able to obtain the palatine title of the castle of

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. This caused a crisis with the other Friulian nobles, after which Panciera followed a pro- Venetian policy, leading the people of

Cividale del Friuli Cividale del Friuli ( fur, Cividât (locally ); german: Östrich; sl, Čedad) is a town and '' comune'' in the Province of Udine, part of the North-Italian Friuli Venezia Giulia ''regione''. The town lies above sea-level in the foothills of th ...

to ask his removal to

Pope Gregory XII Pope Gregory XII ( la, Gregorius XII; it, Gregorio XII; – 18 October 1417), born Angelo Corraro, Corario," or Correr, was head of the Catholic Church from 30 November 1406 to 4 July 1415. Reigning during the Western Schism, he was oppos ...

. On 13 June 1408 he was therefore replaced as patriarch by Antonio di Ponte, but, with the support of some cardinals who opposed Gregory, he obtained his reinstatement at the

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. In 1411 he was elected cardinal by John XXIII in order to free the Aquileian throne to

Louis of Teck Louis of Teck (Italian: ''Ludovico di Teck''; 1375 - July 1439) was a duke German prelate, who was Patriarch of Aquileia from 1412 until his death. Biography Louis of Teck was the last male descendant of the Dukes of Teck in Swabia, born around 13 ...

, a nobleman whose German allegiances were useful for the antipope. Pancieri remained in

Friuli Friuli ( fur, Friûl, sl, Furlanija, german: Friaul) is an area of Northeast Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity containing 1,000,000 Friulians. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli Venezia Giuli ...

, but in 1412 he was forced to flee. In 1414 he took part in the Council of Constance, being among the accusators of Gregory XII. In 1417 he participated in the election of Pope Martin V, who made him administrator of Satriano and then of

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(1420). Later Panciera became abbot of Concordia, but never moved there. He died in 1431 and was buried in the Vatican grottoes under

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Panciera, Antonio 1350 births 1431 deaths Clergy from the Metropolitan City of Venice 15th-century Italian cardinals Cardinal-bishops of Frascati Patriarchs of Aquileia 14th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 15th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops