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Stefano de Normandis dei Conti

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Stefano de Normandis dei Conti (Rome or Perugia, circa 1190 – Naples, 8 December 1254) was an Italian cardinal.

Biography

Belonging to a family of ancient nobility, he dedicated himself to an ecclesiastical career after the death of his wife, having already had a son with her. In 1216 he was appointed cardinal deacon of Sant'Adriano al Foro by Pope Innocent III, of whom he was a nephew. He was Archdeacon of Norfolk, in the diocese of Norwich. In 1228 he opted for the title of cardinal priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere and in 1231 he was appointed Archpriest of the Vatican Basilica. In 1243 he became the Protopriest of the College of Cardinals. He was Cardinal Vicar of Rome from 1244 to 1251. He died in Naples on 8 December 1254, the last of the cardinals of Innocent III, and was buried in the city's cathedral.

Conclaves

During his cardinalate, Stefano de Normandis dei Conti participated in the following papal elections: