Niccolò Brancaccio


Niccolò Brancaccio
Cardinal-Bishop
ChurchSanta Maria in Trastevere (1378-1390)
ArchdioceseBari (1367-1377)
Cosenza (1377-1378)
DioceseSuburbicarian Diocese of Albano (1390-1412)
Orders
Ordinationby Cardinal Louis de Bar
Created cardinal16 December 1378
by Pope Clement VII
RankCardinal Priest, then
Cardinal Bishop
Personal details
Bornc. 1335-1340
Naples IT
Died29 June 1412
BuriedSanta Maria Nuova
Florence
NationalityItalian
ResidenceBari, Naples, Avignon
ParentsMarino Brancaccio
Giacoma d'Aversa
Occupationdiplomat, administrator
Professionbishop
EducationDoctor of Civil Law (Naples ?)

Niccolò Brancaccio (Brancas, in French) (c. 1335/1340 – 29 June 1412) was born in the Kingdom of Naples, perhaps in Naples itself. He was Archbishop of Bari and then Archbishop of Cosenza, while serving in the Roman Curia in Avignon. He became a cardinal of the Avignon Obedience in 1378, and was Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere and then Cardinal Bishop of Albano. He participated in the Council of Pisa in 1409, and was one of the electors of Pope Alexander V and of Pope John XXIII.