Bernardo Clesio


Bernardo Clesio
Cardinal, Bishop of Trento
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Installed1514
Term ended1539
PredecessorGeorge II von Neideck
SuccessorCristoforo Madruzzo
Other post(s)Cardinal-priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
Orders
Ordination8 September 1515
Consecration10 December 1515
by Michele Iorba
Created cardinal9 March 1530
by Clement VII
RankCardinal-priest
Personal details
Born(1484-03-11)11 March 1484
Died30 July 1539(1539-07-30) (aged 55)
Brixen

Bernardo Clesio (German: Bernhard von Cles; 1 March 1484 – 30 July 1539) was an Italian Cardinal, bishop, diplomat, humanist and botanist.

Born in Cles, in the Prince-Bishopric of Trent, today Trentino, he graduated from the University of Bologna. He later became Prince-Bishop of Trent (1514–1539)[1][2] and of Brixen (1539), cardinal, and chancellor of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I.

He was a key contributor to the organization of the Council of Trent and greatly embellished and expanded Trento in the process. He commissioned the rebuilding of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Trento, enlarged the Castello del Buonconsiglio and called upon Renaissance artists such as Dosso Dossi and Romanino to decorated the additions.

References

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  1. ^ Fenlon, Iain (1996). Dalmonte, Rossana (ed.). "Trent -- Its Place in Musical History". Early Music. 24 (3): 498–500. doi:10.1093/earlyj/XXIV.3.498. ISSN 0306-1078. JSTOR 3128265.
  2. ^ McIver, Katherine A. (1992). "Vedere la Musica: Depictions of Music Making in the Sixteenth Century Italian Villa". RIdIM/RCMI Newsletter. 17 (2): 3–11. ISSN 0360-8727. JSTOR 41604964.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Trento
1514–1539
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Brixen
1539
Succeeded by