Ubaldo Caccianemici (died 1171) was an Italian

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and

cardinal-nephew A cardinal-nephew ( la, cardinalis nepos; it, cardinale nipote; es, valido de su tío; pt, cardeal-sobrinho; french: prince de fortune)Signorotto and Visceglia, 2002, p. 114. Modern French scholarly literature uses the term "cardinal-neveu'". ...

Pope Lucius II Pope Lucius II (died 15 February 1145), born Gherardo Caccianemici dal Orso, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1144 to his death in 1145. His pontificate was notable for the unrest in Rome associated wit ...

, his cousinBrixius, p. 103 and W. Maleczek, ''Papst und Kardinalskolleg von 1191 bis 1216'', Wien 1984, p. 248 note 283, say that his relationship with Pope Lucius II is not proven. who elevated him in May or June 1144. Before his elevation to the cardinalate he was canon regular of the Congregation of S. Frediano in

Lucca Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957. Lucca is known as one o ...

. He was elevated to the cardinalate by his uncle shortly after his election to the papacy. He subscribed the papal bulls as Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme between 28 June 1144 and 12 September 1170. After the double

papal election, 1159 The 1159 papal election (held 4–7 September) following the death of Pope Adrian IV resulted in a double papal election. A majority of the cardinals elected Cardinal Rolando of Siena as Pope Alexander III, but a minority refused to recognize him ...

he supported the obedience of

Pope Alexander III Pope Alexander III (c. 1100/1105 – 30 August 1181), born Roland ( it, Rolando), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 September 1159 until his death in 1181. A native of Siena, Alexander became pope after a con ...

and served as his legate at the council of Saint-Jean-de-Losne in 1162. He probably became

protopriest The Protopriest of the College of Cardinals ( it, protopresbitero, and, rare, it, protoprete) in the College of Cardinals, is the first Cardinal-Priest in the order of precedence, hence directly after the Cardinal-bishops. This title is always ...

of the Sacred College in 1158 or 1166.

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*J.M. Brixius, ''Die Mitglieder des Kardinalkollegiums von 1130-1181'', Berlin 1912, p. 51 no. 4 and p. 103-104 no. 111 12th-century Italian cardinals Cardinal-nephews 1171 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub