Fortanerius Vassalli

Fortanerius Vassalli (died October 1361) was an Italian [Said though to be from Aquitaine, and named Fortanier Vassal. [http://www.storia.unifi.it/_RM/rivista/sched/lib/Ruiz.pdf PDF] p.131.] Franciscan, who became Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, and a cardinal [ [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/consistories-xiv.htm The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Consistories of the XIV Century ] ] a few weeks before he died. He died on the way to Avignon.

He held a wide variety of ecclesiastical posts. [While he is said to have been bishop of Marseilles [http://users.bart.nl/~roestb/franciscan/franautf.htm#_Toc427588676] , this is not verified by lists of holders.] He was Patriarch of Grado. He attacked the Manfredi of Faenza. [ [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12662b.htm] : "Fortuniero Vaselli (1342-1347) made a crusade against the Ordelaffi of Forli and the Manfredi of Faenza, and concluded a peace between Venice and Genoa."] He was Archbishop of Ravenna (1348 in one source [ [http://198.62.75.1/www1/ofm/fra/FRAht05.html History of the Franciscan Movement (5) ] ] , stepping down as minister general, but in other sources 1342-7) and Patriarch of Venice. [ [http://users.bart.nl/~roestb/franciscan/franautf.htm#_Toc427588676 FranautF ] ] He was also appointed Archdeacon of London late in 1361 [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=32380 Archdeacons - London | British History Online ] ] , and Prebendary of St. Paul's. [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=32392 Prebendaries - Chamberlainwood | British History Online ] ]

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