1. Francesco Pisani 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 Councilor of the Doge of Venice; and Cecilia Giustinian.
13 Facts About Francesco Pisani
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Francesco Pisani had a brother named Giovanni, who became Procurator of S Marks' and was a Venetian diplomat; he was married to the sister of Doge Andrea Gritti.
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Francesco Pisani was a strong supporter of the alliance between Venice, France and the Papacy, called the League of Cognac.
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Francesco Pisani shared the imprisonment of Pope Clement VII in the Castel S Angelo during the Sack of Rome and its aftermath.
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Francesco Pisani kept the Deaconry of S Maria in Porticu in commendam.
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Francesco Pisani was with the Pope to witness the assault, and fled with the Pope through the covered passage to the Castel S Angelo.
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Nonetheless, Cardinal Francesco Pisani was a hostage for the good behavior of the Pope, being kept in Naples for eighteen months.
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In 1529 Cardinal Pisani obtained the Deaconry of Sant' Agata in Suburra, probably in commendam, since he continued to style himself Cardinal Deacon of S Marco.
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Cardinal Francesco Pisani participated as Bishop of Tusculum in the Conclave of 1559, an event that lasted nearly four months.
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Francesco Pisani was the senior cardinal present, and the only cardinal who survived from the reign of Leo X Francesco Pisani was considered papabile, but he had no great following.
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Francesco Pisani commissioned a house on the mainland in Montagnana, the Villa Pisani, from Andrea Palladio.
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Francesco Pisani commissioned an altarpiece for the Cathedral of Montagnana, Santa Maria Assunta, from Paolo Veronese, who was resident in Montagnana in 1555.
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Francesco Pisani was buried in the Basilica of S Marco in Rome.