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Cencio I Frangipane (also
Cencius or
Centius and
Frajapane or
Fragiapane) was a Roman nobleman of the
Frangipani family of the latter half of the
eleventh century.
His parentage is cited first in
1066, when he appeared as
Cencio vir magnificus filio quondam Johannes de Imperator. His father was Giovanni Sardo
de Imperato. In
1039, three siblings, Leo, Bernard, and Bona made a donation to
Santa Maria Novella as
filii quondam Petri Frajapane de Imperator. Peter was the first known member of the family and he clearly carried two surnames. Leo, his son, had two sons, Robert and John, the latter being the father of Cencius. John and Robert were only known by their Imperator name, though Cencius used Frangipane.
Cencius began his career as a follower of the
Gregorian reform. His seal appears on a document of
Pope Nicholas II investing Abbot Bernard of Farfa with the castles of
Tribuco and
Arce. The militantly imperialist
Benzone, Bishop of Alba, recorded in his
Ad Heinricum imperatorem libri VII that Cencius worked to influence the election of
Alexander II in
1061. However, despite all this, on
Christmas night 1075,
Pope Gregory VII was kidnapped and imprisoned by Cencius while he was officiating in
Santa Maria Maggiore. The pope was liberated by the people, but he accused the
Emperor Henry IV of being behind the attempt. The event is often cited as the beginning of
Investiture Controversy.
In the
1080s, the
Chronica of
Monte Cassino referred to Cencius as
consul Romanorum or "consul of the Romans." In
1084, when Henry besieged the Eternal City, Cencius sustained Gregory in the
Leonine City and negotiated with the
Normans of
Robert Guiscard, allowing the
sack of the city as a reward for rescuing it from Henry, but preserving the pope's liberty and the papal city.
In the election of
1085, Cencius advanced Odo of Lagery, the
cardinal-bishop of Ostia and future
Pope Urban II, as a candidate. However, the electors selected
Desiderius of Benevento as Victor III. Cencius and Victor had strained relations, but he participated in the
Council of Capua, at which Victor was confirmed as pope, in March
1087 with the Normans.
Cencius was last mentioned in November
1102 assisting
Matilda of Canossa with the distribution of her property.
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