Napoleone Orsini (1263 â€" 24 March 1342) was a Roman Cardinal. His
ecclesiastical career lasted 57 years, 54 of them as a cardinal, and
included six conclaves.Born in Rome to Rinaldo Orsini, Lord of
Monterotondo and of Marino, son of Matteo Rosso Orsini 'il Grande';
and Ocilenda, perhaps the daughter of Stefano II Conti, perhaps of a
member of the house of Boveschi. Rinaldo was a brother of Pope
Nicholas III and of Cardinal Giordano Orsini. Napoleone took holy
orders in 1285 and was named a papal sub-chaplain by Honorius IV. He
is attested as Papal Chaplain on February 18, 1286. He rose quickly in
the ecclesiastical hierarchy, and in a Consistory held by Pope
Nicholas IV on 16 May 1288, he was appointed a Cardinal Deacon and
assigned the Deaconry of S. Adriano.Born in Rome to Rinaldo Orsini,
Lord of Monterotondo and of Marino, son of Matteo Rosso Orsini 'il
Grande'; and Ocilenda, perhaps the daughter of Stefano II Conti,
perhaps of a member of the house of Boveschi. Rinaldo was a brother of
Pope Nicholas III and of Cardinal Giordano Orsini. Napoleone took holy
orders in 1285 and was named a papal sub-chaplain by Honorius IV. He
is attested as Papal Chaplain on February 18, 1286. He rose quickly in
the ecclesiastical hierarchy, and in a Consistory held by Pope
Nicholas IV on 16 May 1288, he was appointed a Cardinal Deacon and
assigned the Deaconry of S. Adriano.During the pontificate of Boniface
VIII his gift for diplomacy was put to wide use and he was named
legate to Spoleto and Ancona on 27 May 1300. In this capacity, in
1301, he retook the city of Gubbio, which had rebelled against the
Papal State. An opponent of the Colonna family, he was a supporter of
Boniface' Italian crusades.From 1303 to 1341 Cardinal Napoleone was
Prebend of Sutton cum Buckingham in the diocese of Lincoln. He was
appointed Canon and Prebend of Suthcave in the Church of York (before
September 21, 1304), a benefice which he held until 1342. Napoleone Orsini Frangipani Top Movies & Young Movies