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Francesco Pisani

Francesco Pisani (1494 – 28 June 1570) was an Italian Cardinal, born in Venice, the son of Alvise Pisani, the noted banker, who was Procurator of S. Mark's, a member of the Council of Ten, and a Councillor of the Doge of Venice; and Cecilia Giustinian. He had a brother named Giovanni (Zuan), who also became Procurator of S. Mark's and was a Venetian diplomat; he was married to the sister of Doge Andrea Gritti. He was a strong supporter of the alliance between Venice, France and the Papacy, called the League of Cognac. He shared the imprisonment of Pope Clement VII in the Castel S. Angelo during the Sack of Rome and its aftermath. He spent eighteen months in exile in Naples while Clement made his peace with the Emperor Charles V.

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• ▸Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Michalovce
• ▸Level Mountain
• ▸Elgin Cathedral

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