Paolo Emilio Cesi (1481–1537) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal.[1][2]
Paolo Emilio Cesi | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1534–1537 |
| Predecessor | Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) |
| Successor | Agostino Trivulzio |
| Orders | |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1481 |
| Died | 5 August 1537 (age 56) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
Biography
editPaolo Emilio Cesi was born in Terni, Umbria in 1481, the eldest of twelve children born to Roman noble Angelo Cesi from the house of Cesi and Francesca Cardoli.[1] His younger brother, Federico Cesi, also became a cardinal.[1] After finishing school, he moved to Rome where he served as a notary at the Fifth Council of the Lateran, a canon of Santa Maria Maggiore, a protonotary apostolic, and a regent of the Chancery of Apostolic Briefs.[1]
He was named cardinal deacon by Pope Leo X in the consistory of 1 July 1517.[1][2] On 6 July 1517 he received the red hat and the deaconry of San Nicola in Carcere.[1][2] He participated in the papal conclave of 1521-22 that elected Pope Adrian VI.[1][2] He was the administrator of the see of Lund from 6 February 1520 to 12 July 1521; administrator of the see of Sion from 12 November 1522 until 8 September 1529; and administrator of the see of Todi from 1 June 1523 until he resigned in favor of his brother Federico.[1][2] Pope Adrian VI named him one of the judges in the case against Cardinal Francesco Soderini.[1] He participated in the papal conclave of 1523 that elected Pope Clement VII.[1][2] He was administrator of the see of Narni from 20 May to 1 June 1524; administrator of the see of Civita Castellana from 7 April 1525 until his death; and administrator of the see of Cervia from 1525 until 23 March 1528.[1][2]
He lost all of his goods during the Sack of Rome (1527).[1]
In the absence of the pope, he was governor of Rome in 1529.[1] From 6 October 1529 until 21 October 1530 he was administrator of the see of Massa Marittima.[1][2] He opted for the deaconry of Sant'Eustachio on 5 September 1534.[1][2] Under Pope Clement VII, he was Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura.[1] He was also the cardinal protector of the Duchy of Savoy, and vice-protector of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Ireland.[1] He participated in the papal conclave of 1534 that elected Pope Paul III.[1][2] On 23 August 1535 the new pope made him a member of the commission on reform of the Roman Curia.[1]
He died in Rome on 5 August 1537.[1] He is buried in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Cristoforo Numai, Bishop of Isernia.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Miranda, Salvador. "CESI, Paolo Emilio (1481-1537)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Paolo Emilio Cardinal Cesi " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2017
