1287–1288 papal election
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The 1287–88 papal election was the deadliest papal election in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, with six of the sixteen cardinal electors perishing during the deliberations. Eventually, the c
Pope Nicholas IV
Giovanni Boccamazza
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Giovanni Boccamazza was an Italian Cardinal. He was from the Roman nobility, and was a nephew of Cardinal Giacomo Savelli, who had been an important figure in the Roman Curia since his creation as car
1287–1288 papal election
…the Papal Inquisition; nephew of Pope Honorius IV Bernard de Languissel French Cardinal-bishop Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina April 12, 1281 Martin IV Giovanni Boccamazza Roman Cardinal-bishop Bishop of Frascati December 22, 1285 Honorius IV Cardinal-nephew Gerardo Bianchi Parma Cardinal-bishop Bishop of Sabina March 12…
Giovanni Boccamazza