Bernardo Clesio

Bernardo Clesio

Bernardo III Clesio (11 March 1484 – 30 July 1539) was an Italian cardinal, bishop, prince, diplomat, humanist and botanist.

Born in Cles, in that period part of the prince-bishopric of Trent, today Trentino, he graduated from the University of Bologna, and later became Prince-bishop of Trento (1514–1539), bishop of Brixen (1539), cardinal, and chancellor for the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I.

He was a fundamental contributor to the organization of the Council of Trent, bringing the Council to his hometown of Trento and greatly embellishing and expanding the city in the process. He commissioned the rebuilding of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Trento, enlarged the Castello del Buonconsiglio and called Renaissance artists such as Dosso Dossi and Romanino to decorated the new sections.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by George II von Neideck	Bishop of Trento 1514–1539	Succeeded by Cristoforo Madruzzo
Preceded by George of Austria	Bishop of Brixen 1539	Succeeded by Christoph Fuchs von Fuchsberg

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