Niccolò Fieschi

Niccolò Fieschi (Genoa, c. 1456 – Rome, 1524) was an Italian Cardinal,[1] of the prominent family of the Republic of Genoa, the Fieschi, which features in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra.

Coat of arms of Cardinal Niccolò Fieschi

He was bishop of Fréjus from 1485, and bishop of Agde from 1488. He was archbishop of Ravenna from 1516.[2][3]

Notes
  1. From 1503; bishop of Albano 1518, bishop of Sabina 1521, bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina 1523, bishop of Ostia 1524.
  2. Miranda, Salvador. "FIESCHI, Niccolò (ca. 1456-1524)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  3. Cheney, David M. "Niccolò Cardinal Fieschi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]

Nuccolo Fieschi can't be the Fieschi Verdi mantions in his Opera "Simon Boccanegra" since the Opera takes place in the middle of the 14th century and Niccolo lived in the 15th century.


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