Amidani, Niccolò, -1454

[Niccolò Amidani (died 1454) served as uditore to Cardinal Niccolò Tedeschi and was active at the Council of Basel. He was made bishop of Piacenza in 1448, and later served as vice-chamberlain and governor of Rome in 1453. He was made archbishop of Milan on March 19, 1453, a position he held until his death a year later.]

found: 649 (online via vHMML), viewed on January 4, 2021:fol. 26r-26v (Nicholaus Amidamis; author of Enee Silvio poetae prestanti; manuscript text in Latin) - https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/23760

found: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (online via Treccani), viewed on October 12, 2020:AMIDANI, Niccolò (born in Cremona at the beginning of the 15th century; uditore to Cardinal Niccolò Tedeschi and participated in the Council of Basel, where he became part of the circle of Enea Silvio Piccolomini, a friendship that persisted throughout his life; moved to Rome, then obtained a canonical office in Mantua; was made Bishop of Piacenza in 1448; in January 1453, he was governor of Rome, and on March 19, 1453, he became archbishop of Milan; died on March 21, 1454) - https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/niccolo-amidani_(Dizionario-Biografico)/

found: Catholic hierarchy (online), viewed on October 6, 2020(Archbishop Nicolò Amidano, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy; appointed Bishop of Piacenza, Italy, January 15, 1448; appointed Archbishop of Milano, March 19, 1453; died March 24, 1454) - http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bamidano.html

[Niccolò Amidani (died 1454) served as uditore to Cardinal Niccolò Tedeschi and was active at the Council of Basel. He was made bishop of Piacenza in 1448, and later served as vice-chamberlain and governor of Rome in 1453. He was made archbishop of Milan on March 19, 1453, a position he held until his death a year later.]

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