[2] Giovanni de Bertoldi was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.
On 15 Dec 1417, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Martin V as Bishop of Fano.
[7] He did this largely for the benefit of Nicholas Bubwith and Robert Hallam, English bishops attending the council;[8] he was encouraged by Amedeo Saluzzo attending the council, who was a cardinal of the Avignon obedience.
Serraville was also a source for stories concerning the young Dante's visits to Paris and Oxford.
[11] It was strongly influenced by Benvenuto da Imola and Stefano Talice da Ricaldone;[12] and Serravalle revised Benvenuto's glosses, to support the council's reforming programme.