Raffaele Riario, Italian cardinal (died 1521)

Raffaele Riario

Italian cardinal (1461–1521)

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. He was also the first adolescent to be elevated in the…