- Pompeo Colonna
Pompeo Colonna (
May 12 ,1479 -June 28 ,1532 ) was an Italian Cardinal,politician and "condottiero ".Born in
Rome , he fought very early against the traditional family enemies, theOrsini .After he entered an ecclesiastical career, he was "protonotarius", the
bishop of Rieti , and thenabbot of Subiaco andGrottaferrata .When rumours of the imminent death of
Pope Julius II spread, he spurred the Roman population to rebel against the Papal authority; however, when the Pope recovered he was condemned. Colonna was later rehabilitated byLeo X , and created cardinal. He then became famous for his banquets and intellectual activities.He was a
protagonist in the Sack of Rome, when, with a group of mercenaries and peasants from itsfief s in the Lazio, he took part in the sack and assumed control of the city while his personal enemy,pope Clement VII , was a prisoner inCastel Sant'Angelo .He was later legate in
Ancona andarchbishop of Monreale . In 1530 he was created general lieutenant of theKingdom of Naples byEmperor Charles V .Colonna was also a poet. His most famous work is "De laudibus mulierum", written for his relative
Vittoria Colonna .External links
* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1517-ii.htm#Colonna Biography]
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