Giovanni Colonna (cardinal, 1456–1508) explained

Type:	Cardinal
Giovanni Colonna
Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro Bishop of Rieti Archpriest of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
Church:	Roman Catholic
See:	Rieti
Predecessor:	Angelo Capranica
Successor:	Pompeo Colonna
Birth Date:	1456
Birth Place:	Rome, Papal States
Death Date:	26 September 1508 (age 51/52)
Death Place:	Rome, Papal States

Giovanni Colonna (1456 – 26 September 1508) was a Roman Catholic cardinal of the High Renaissance period, a member of the famous Colonna family.

Biography

Colonna was born in Rome in 1456, a grandson of .^{[1] [2]}

He was created a cardinal by Pope Sixtus IV in the consistory of 15 May 1480 and was made bishop of Rieti on 10 November of that year. He participated in the conclaves of 1484, 1492, September 1503 and October 1503. Colonna died in 1508.^{[3] [4]} Colonna's funeral oration was written by Battista Casali.^[5] Giovanni Colonna's nephew Pompeo Colonna succeeded him as Bishop of Rieti.^{[6] [7]}

Cultural depictions

Cardinal Colonna appears in the 2011 TV series Borgia, played by Karel Dobrý.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Ambassador Juan Ramírez de Lucena, the father of the chessbook writer Lucena. Govert. Westerveld. July 28, 2015. Lulu.com. Google Books.
2. Web site: Salvador Miranda (historian) . Miranda . Salvador . COLONNA, Giovanni (1456-1508) . The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church . Florida International University. 53276621.
3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Giovanni Cardinal Colonna . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. February 14, 2019.
4. Web site: Hypnerotomachia Poliphili e Roma: Metodologie euristiche per lo studio del Rinascimento. Stefano. Colonna. November 7, 2012. Gangemi Editore spa. Google Books.
5. Web site: Church and Politics in Renaissance Italy: The Life and Career of Cardinal Francesco Soderini, 1453-1524. K. J. P.. Lowe. September 5, 2002. Cambridge University Press. Google Books.
6. Web site: Contemporaries of Erasmus: A Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation. Peter G.. Bietenholz. Thomas Brian. Deutscher. January 1, 2003. University of Toronto Press. Google Books.
7. Web site: A History of the Papacy During the Period of the Reformation. Mandell. Creighton. December 7, 2011. Cambridge University Press. Google Books.