Giovanni gagini, monumento a giorgio fieschi, post 1461

Giorgio Fieschi (ca. 1395 – October 1461) was an Italian

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, of the counts of Lavagna. He was elected

Bishop of Mariana The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana ( la, Archidioecesis Marianensis, pt, Arquidiocese de Mariana) is an archdiocese based in the city of Mariana in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. History On 6 December 1745 the Diocese of Mariana wa ...

, in

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, on 27 May 1433. On 3 October 1436 he was transferred to the

metropolitan see of Genoa The Archdiocese of Genoa ( la, Archidioecesis Ianuensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. Erected in the 3rd century, it was elevated to an archdiocese on 20 March 1133. The archdiocese of Gen ...

, which he occupied until 18 December 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 The Italian Catholic Diocese of Savona-Noli ( la, Dioecesis Savonensis-Naulensis) in northern Italy, was historically the Diocese of Savona, from the tenth century. In 1820 the Diocese of Noli was united to the Diocese of Savona. It is a suffr ...

(1447–48) and

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(1448–59). He was administrator of the see of Luni, 1446. He was promoted to the

suburbicarian see of Palestrina The Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina ( la, Diocesis Praenestina) is a Roman Catholic suburbicarian diocese centered on the comune of Palestrina in Italy. The current bishop of Palestrina is Domenico Sigalini, who from 3 Novembe ...

on 5 March 1449. He acted as papal legate in Liguria in the pontificate 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 ...

. As dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals, he opted for the suburbicarian see of Ostia (proper of the dean) on 28 April 1455. He died in Rome on 8 or 11 October 1461.

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* 1461 deaths 15th-century Italian cardinals Cardinal-bishops of Ostia Cardinal-bishops of Palestrina Deans of the College of Cardinals Roman Catholic archbishops of Genoa Bishops of Albenga Bishops of Noli 15th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops Year of birth uncertain Bishops of Sagone Fieschi family {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub