Pietro Pileo di Prata
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Pietro Pileo di Prata (Prata, c.1330- Rome
, 1400) was an Italian bishop and Cardinal
. He was a significant diplomat and go-between in the affairs of his times, and was nicknamed the ‘cardinal with three hats’, because of the vicissitudes of his cardinalate under three popes.
He was bishop of Treviso in 1352, then bishop of Padua (1359), founding the Collegio Pratense, and archbishop of Ravenna (1370).
Urban VI sent him as a legate to Germany and Hungary. He criticized Urban, with Landolfo Maramaldo, and was deposed. He then went over to the camp of Avignon Pope Clement VII, for whom he acted as legate. He was reinstated by Pope Boniface IX
in 1391, as bishop of Frascati. He may have become dean of the College of Cardinals
in 1397, as the most senior Cardinal Bishop after the death of Philippe d'Alençon.
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, 1400) was an Italian bishop and Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
. He was a significant diplomat and go-between in the affairs of his times, and was nicknamed the ‘cardinal with three hats’, because of the vicissitudes of his cardinalate under three popes.
He was bishop of Treviso in 1352, then bishop of Padua (1359), founding the Collegio Pratense, and archbishop of Ravenna (1370).
Urban VI sent him as a legate to Germany and Hungary. He criticized Urban, with Landolfo Maramaldo, and was deposed. He then went over to the camp of Avignon Pope Clement VII, for whom he acted as legate. He was reinstated by Pope Boniface IX
Pope Boniface IX
Pope Boniface IX , born Piero Tomacelli, was the second Roman Pope of the Western Schism from November 2, 1389, until October 1, 1404...
in 1391, as bishop of Frascati. He may have become dean of the College of Cardinals
Dean of the College of Cardinals
The Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals is the president of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church, and as such always holds the rank of Cardinal Bishop. The Dean is not necessarily the longest-serving member of the whole College...
in 1397, as the most senior Cardinal Bishop after the death of Philippe d'Alençon.