Niccolò Brancaccio
Niccolò Brancaccio (born 1340 in Naples - June 29, 1412 in Florence) is an Italian cardinal of the great schism of the West. Archbishop of Bari (12 April 1367) and Cosenza (13 January 1377). Adviser to the Queen of Naples Joanna I. After the double papal election in 1378 he supported Clement VII's anti-payment, although Urban VI was his relative. As a reward for the support of Clement VII on his first consul, he was appointed Cardinal of Santa Maria in Trastevere on December 18, 1378. From 1379 he worked in the Avinelli Curia. Bishop of Albano from April 1388. Regent of the Apostolic Law Office in 1391. He participated in the 1394 conclave, which chose the anti-Baptism of Benedict XIII. In 1398 he briefly left his obedience. In the absence of goodwill from both rival popes (Gregory XII and Benedict XIII) in 1408 joined the organizers of the Council of Pisa, resulting in the excommunication of Benedict XIII on October 21 this year. He participated in the conclave of 1409 and conclave of 1410. Legislator of the Papillons anti-Napier John XXIII in Naples in 1412. He died during the return of this legation. Bibliography
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