Francesco Carbone Tomacelli (died 18 June 1405) was Italian cardinal at the time of the

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. He was nephew (possibly adopted) of

Pope Boniface IX Pope Boniface IX ( la, Bonifatius IX; it, Bonifacio IX; c. 1350 – 1 October 1404, born Pietro Tomacelli) was head of the Catholic Church from 2 November 1389 to his death in October 1404. He was the second Roman pope of the Western Schism.Rich ...

. He was born in

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and in his youth entered the Order of Cistercians. He supported

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against the claims of

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after the election of the latter in 1378. He was elected bishop of

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at the end of 1382 and in the consistory of 17 December 1384 he was created cardinal. Legate in the Kingdom of Naples to secure its support for the Roman Obedience.

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and archpriest of the patriarchal

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from 1389 until his death. He participated in the

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. He became close adviser of the new pope Boniface IX, who was his uncle. He participated in the papal conclave, 1404. He acted also as cardinal-protector of the Order of

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. First ''commendatario'' of the abbey of Farfa in 1400. He died at

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, quite suddenly. Shortly before his death Innocent VII named him Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (12 June 1405).

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* *Martin Souchon: ''Die Papstwahlen in der Zeit des grossen Schismas'', Verlag von Benno Goeritz, 1888 {{DEFAULTSORT:Carbone Tomacelli, Francesco 14th-century births 1405 deaths Clergy from Naples 14th-century Italian cardinals Cardinal-bishops of Sabina Cardinal-nephews Major Penitentiaries of the Apostolic Penitentiary Bishops of Monopoli 15th-century Italian cardinals 15th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops