Francesco Soderini

Francesco di Tommaso Soderini (10 June 1453 – 17 May 1524) was a major diplomatic and Church figure of Renaissance Italy, and brother of Piero Soderini. He was an adversary of the Medici family.

He became Bishop of Volterra in 1478, by nomination, resigning in 1509. In 1487, he was ordained and received his cardinalate in 1503, supported by Louis XII of France. He was Bishop of Cortona from 1504–1505 and held further church posts.

He was complicit in the plot of fellow Cardinals Bandinello Sauli and Alfonso Petrucci against Leo X for the benefit of Cardinal Riario; he went into voluntary exile in 1517, returning to Rome in 1521.

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Bibliography

K. J. P. Lowe, Church and Politics in Renaissance Italy: The Life and Career of Cardinal Francesco Soderini, 1453-1524

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Antonio dell'Agli	Bishop of Volterra 1478–1509	Succeeded by Giuliano Soderini
Preceded by ?	Bishop of Cortona 1504–1505	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Pietro Guzman	Bishop of Narni 1515–1517	Succeeded by Ugolino Martelli
Preceded by Bernardino Lopez de Carvajal	Cardinal-bishop of Sabina 1511–1513	Succeeded by Bernardino Lopez de Carvajal
Preceded by Camillo Leonini	Bishop of Tivoli 1513–1516	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Jaime Serra y Cau	Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1516–1517	Succeeded by Francisco de Remolins
Preceded by Giacomo Bongalli	Bishop of Anagni 1517–1523	Succeeded by Luca De Joannes
Preceded by Domenico Grimani	Cardinal-bishop of Porto 1523	Succeeded by Niccolò Fieschi
Preceded by Bernardino López de Carvajal	Cardinal-bishop of Ostia 1523–1524	Succeeded by Niccolò Fieschi
Preceded by Bernardino López de Carvajal	Dean of the College of Cardinals 1523–1524	Succeeded by Niccolò Fieschi

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