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Francesco Soderini

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Francesco di Tommaso Soderini (10 June 1453 – 17 May 1524) was a major diplomatic and Church figure of Renaissance Italy, and brother of Piero Soderini. He was an adversary of the Medici family.

Biography

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On 27 Mar 1486, he was ordained a priest by Rinaldo Orsini, Archbishop of Florence. He became Bishop of Volterra in 1478, by nomination, resigning in 1509.[1] In 1487, he was ordained and received his cardinalate in 1503, supported by Louis XII of France. He was Bishop of Cortona from 1504–1505 and held further church posts.

He was complicit in the plot of fellow Cardinals Bandinello Sauli and Alfonso Petrucci against Leo X for the benefit of Cardinal Riario; he went into voluntary exile in 1517, returning to Rome in 1521.

References and notes

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  1. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "SODERINI, Francesco (1453-1524)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

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Preceded by Bishop of Volterra
1478–1509
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Preceded by Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna
1503–1508
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1504–1505
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1507–1514
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Preceded by Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli
1508–1511
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1511–1513
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1513–1516
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1514–1524
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Preceded by Administrator of Narni
1515–1517
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Preceded by Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
1516–1523
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Preceded by Bishop of Anagni
1517–1523
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Preceded by Cardinal-bishop of Albano
1516–1517
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Preceded by Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
1523
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Preceded by Cardinal-bishop of Ostia
1523–1524
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Preceded by Dean of the College of Cardinals
1523–1524
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