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

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. He was elected Bishop of Mariana, in

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, on 27 May 1433. On 3 October 1436 he was transferred to the metropolitan see of Genoa, which he occupied until 18 December 1439, when

Pope Eugenius IV Pope Eugene IV ( la, Eugenius IV; it, Eugenio IV; 1383 – 23 February 1447), born Gabriele Condulmer, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 3 March 1431 to his death in February 1447. Condulmer was a Venetian, and ...

raised him to the cardinalate in order to secure the support of

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in the conflict with

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. He was bishop ''in commendam'' of Sagona (1443–45), bishop of Noli (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 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

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, he opted for the suburbicarian

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(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