[2] He later served as papal legate to Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and to Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary to encourage them to participate in a crusade against the Ottoman Empire.
[2] He would go on to serve as governor of Norcia, Terni, Perugia, and Città di Castello.
[2] Pope Innocent VIII put him in charge of managing relations with ambassadors to the Holy See.
[2] In the consistory of March 9, 1489, Pope Innocent VIII made him a cardinal priest.
[2] He received the red hat on March 14, 1489 with the titular church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo.