# Bernardo Clesio

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His Eminence Bernardo Clesio Cardinal, Bishop of Trento Portrait by Barthel Bruyn the Elder Church Roman Catholic Church Installed 1514 Term ended 1539 Predecessor George II von Neideck Successor Cristoforo Madruzzo Other post Cardinal-priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio Orders Ordination 8 September 1515 Consecration 10 December 1515 by Michele Iorba Created cardinal 9 March 1530 by Clement VII Rank Cardinal-priest Personal details Born (1484-03-11)11 March 1484 Cles, Prince-Bishopric of Trent Died 30 July 1539(1539-07-30) (aged 55) Brixen

**Bernardo Clesio** ([German](/source/German_language): *Bernhard von Cles*; 1 March 1484 – 30 July 1539) was an Italian [Cardinal](/source/Cardinal_(Catholic_Church)), bishop, diplomat, [humanist](/source/Humanist) and [botanist](/source/Botanist).

Born in [Cles](/source/Cles), in the [Prince-Bishopric of Trent](/source/Prince-Bishopric_of_Trent), today [Trentino](/source/Trentino), he graduated from the [University of Bologna](/source/University_of_Bologna). He later became [Prince-Bishop of Trent](/source/Prince-Bishop_of_Trent) (1514–1539)[1][2] and of [Brixen](/source/Prince-Bishopric_of_Brixen) (1539), cardinal, and chancellor of [Holy Roman Emperor](/source/Holy_Roman_Emperor) [Ferdinand I](/source/Ferdinand_I%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor).

He was a key contributor to the organization of the [Council of Trent](/source/Council_of_Trent) and greatly embellished and expanded [Trento](/source/Trento) in the process. He commissioned the rebuilding of the [Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Trento](/source/Church_of_Santa_Maria_Maggiore%2C_Trento), enlarged the [Castello del Buonconsiglio](/source/Castello_del_Buonconsiglio) and called upon [Renaissance](/source/Renaissance) artists such as [Dosso Dossi](/source/Dosso_Dossi) and [Romanino](/source/Romanino) to decorated the additions.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Fenlon, Iain (1996). Dalmonte, Rossana (ed.). ["Trent -- Its Place in Musical History"](https://www.jstor.org/stable/3128265). *Early Music*. **24** (3): 498–500. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1093/earlyj/XXIV.3.498](https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fearlyj%2FXXIV.3.498). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0306-1078](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0306-1078). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [3128265](https://www.jstor.org/stable/3128265).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** McIver, Katherine A. (1992). ["Vedere la Musica: Depictions of Music Making in the Sixteenth Century Italian Villa"](https://www.jstor.org/stable/41604964). *RIdIM/RCMI Newsletter*. **17** (2): 3–11. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0360-8727](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0360-8727). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [41604964](https://www.jstor.org/stable/41604964).

## External links

- [Miranda, Salvador](/source/Salvador_Miranda_(historian)). ["CLES, Bernhard von (1485-1539)"](https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios1530.htm#Cles). *The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church*. [Florida International University](/source/Florida_International_University). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [53276621](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/53276621).

Catholic Church titles Preceded by George II von Neideck Bishop of Trento 1514–1539 Succeeded by Cristoforo Madruzzo Preceded by George of Austria Bishop of Brixen 1539 Succeeded by Christoph Fuchs von Fuchsberg

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