About Giovanni Colonna
Lived 1456 – 1508 (aged 51–52). Giovanni Colonna was a catholic priest.
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 .
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. Colonna's funeral oration was written by Battista Casali. Giovanni Colonna's nephew Pompeo Colonna succeeded him as Bishop of Rieti.
Cultural depictions Cardinal Colonna appears in the 2011 TV series Borgia, played by Karel Dobrý.
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Who was Giovanni Colonna?
Italian XV century Cardinal
When was Giovanni Colonna born?
Giovanni Colonna was born in 1456 in Rome.
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Giovanni Colonna died on 26 September 1508 in Rome.
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Giovanni Colonna was a catholic priest.
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· DBpedia: Giovanni Colonna (cardinal, 1456–1508)
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