Niccolo Conti di Segni - Italian

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allegedly created by

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with the

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of San Marcello in the consistory of December 1228 (or 1230) and subsequently sent as papal legate to

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to mediate in the conflicts between king Hethum I of Armenia and the

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; king Hethum I considered him partial in favor of the Principality of Antioch and asked pope for his recalling. He is said to have died in 1239. Some scholars doubt the existence of this cardinal because he did not subscribe to any papal bulls and his legation in Armenia needs to be attested in the contemporary sources.

Agostino Paravicini Bagliani Agostino Paravicini Bagliani (born 19 November 1943, Bergamo) is an Italian historian, specializing in the history of the papacy, cultural anthropology, and in the history of the body and the relationship between nature and society during the Mid ...

indicates that he's confused with Niccolo da Anagni (1206–72), nephew of Pope Gregory IX, who was only the lower official of the Roman Curia during his pontificate. He was never promoted to the cardinalate, despite serving as

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under

Pope Alexander IV Pope Alexander IV (1199 or 1185 – 25 May 1261) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 December 1254 to his death. Early career He was born as Rinaldo di Jenne in Jenne, Italy, Jenne (now in the Province of Rome ...

(1254–61).

External links

*S. Miranda
Cardinal Niccolo Conti di Segni

Bibliography

Agostino Paravicini Bagliani, ''Cardinali di curia e "familiae" cardinalizie. Dal 1227 al 1254'', vol. II, Padova 1972, p. 531-532 {{DEFAULTSORT:Conti di Segni, Niccolo 13th-century Italian cardinals Cardinal-nephews Niccolo