 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (April 2016) |
Adriano Castellesi | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Priest of S. Crisogono | |
| In office | 1503–1521 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni Battista Ferrari |
| Successor | Albrecht von Brandenburg |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Hereford (1502–1504) Secretary to Pope Alexander VI (1503) Bishop of Bath and Wells (1504–1518) |
| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 31 May 1503 by Alexander VI |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1460 |
| Died | c. 1521 (aged roughly 61 years) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Adriano Castellesi (c. 1461-c. 1521), also known as Adriano de Castello or Hadrian de Castello, was an Italian cardinal, an English agent in Rome, and a writer. He was born in Corneto, which is today's Tarquinia. He was the child of a modest family.[1]
- ^ Paschini, Pio (1957). Tre illustri prelati del Rinascimento : Ermolao Barbaro, Adriano Castellesi, Giovanni Grimani. Facultas Theologica Pontificii Athenaei Lateranensis. p. 88. OCLC 10636478.