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Raffaele Riario

Raffaele Sansoni Galeoti Riario was an Italian Cardinal of the Renaissance, mainly known as the constructor of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and the person who invited Michelangelo to Rome. He was a patron of the arts. Wikipedia
Born: May 3, 1461, Savona, Italy
Died: July 9, 1521 (age 60 years), Naples, Italy
Created cardinal: 10 December 1477; by Pope Sixtus IV