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Giovanni Michiel (* 1446 or 1447, died 1503) was anItalianRoman Catholiccardinal andbishop.
Giovanni Michiel was born inVenice sometime between April 1446 and April 1447, the son of Lorenzo Michiel and Nicolosa Barbo, sister of the futurePope Paul II.[1] A cousin,Giovanni Battista Zeno, was also a cardinal (1468).[1]
Early in his career, Michiel served as aprotonotary apostolic. During this time, he lived with his uncle in theApostolic Palace.[1]
His uncle made him acardinal deacon in theconsistory of 21 November 1468.[1] He received thered hat and thedeaconry ofSanta Lucia in Septisolio on 22 November 1468. He opted for the deaconry ofSant'Angelo in Pescheria ca. 1470.[1]
He was namedBishop of Veronain commendam on 18 March 1471; his entry into the see was delayed by the conflict between theRepublic of Venice and theHoly See, but then occupied the office until his death.[1]
He participated in thepapal conclave of 1471 that electedPope Sixtus IV.[1] He left Rome with the pope on 10 June 1476 because of an outbreak ofbubonic plague, traveling toViterbo andFoligno; they returned to Rome on 23 October.[1] He opted to become acardinal priest ca. 1484, taking thetitular church ofSan Marcello al Corso, though retaining Sant'Angelo in Pescheriain commendam.[1]
He participated in thepapal conclave of 1484 that electedPope Innocent VIII.[1] On 15 September 1484 he succeeded the incoming pope asCamerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals, and was elected to the post on 9 January 1485 until 11 January 1486.[1] The pope named himBishop of Padua, but the Republic of Venice opposed this appointment and sequestered his revenues, with the result that Michiel resigned the see in March 1487.[1] On 4 June 1486 he was namedlegatea latare to thePatrimonium Sancti Petri and to the fortresses and castles of the Holy See.[1] He was named Inspector of thepapal army raised againstFerdinand I of Naples and later led the negotiations that led to a peace treaty signed on 11 August 1487.[1]
On 14 March 1491 he opted to become acardinal bishop, taking thesuburbicarian see of Albano.[1] On 10 October 1491 he opted for thesuburbicarian see of Palestrina.[1]
He participated in thepapal conclave of 1492 that electedPope Alexander VI.[1] On 31 August 1492 the pope named himsuburbicarian bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina.[1]
When, as part of theItalian War of 1494–1498,French troops entered Rome on 27 May 1495 he and the pope left Rome forOrvieto.[1] He was named (titular)Latin Patriarch of Antioch on 23 January 1497.[1]
He died in Rome on 10 April 1503, two days after he was poisoned by his cook on the orders ofCesare Borgia.[1] He is buried inSan Marcello al Corso.[1]
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