[1] His mother was related to Lucrezia d'Alagni, the mistress of Alfonso V of Aragon, which likely helped his career in the church.
[1] He rebuilt the cathedral of San Severo,[clarification needed] which had been badly damaged by earthquakes in December 1456.
In the consistory of 17 December 1456, Pope Callixtus III made him a cardinal.
[1] He arrived in Rome on 20 March 1457 and received the red hat, and the titular church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, on 21 March 1457.
[1] In 1458, his body was transferred to Naples Cathedral, where he is buried.