Pope Eugene III (1145–1153) created sixteen cardinals in nine consistories:
Consistories
9 March 1145
- Pietro — cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata, † after 1148
21 September 1145
- Guido de Crema — cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Portico, cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (14 March 1158), Antipope Paschalis III (22 April 1164), † 20 September 1168
25 February 1149
- Grecus — cardinal-deacon of SS. Sergio e Bacco, † 30 August 1149
16 December 1149
- Nicholas Breakspeare, C.R.St.-Ruf — cardinal-bishop of Albano, Pope Hadrian IV (4 December 1154), † 1 September 1159
22 September 1150
- Rolando of Siena — cardinal-deacon of SS. Cosma e Damiano, cardinal-priest of S. Marco (2 March 1151), Pope Alexander III (7 September 1159), † 30 August 1181
- Giovanni Gaderisio, Can.Reg. — cardinal-deacon of SS. Sergio e Bacco, cardinal-priest of S. Anastasia (14 March 1158), † April 1182
2 March 1151
- Gerard — cardinal-priest of S. Stefano in Celiomonte, † 1158
- Cencio de Gregorio — cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro, then cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (21 February 1152) and cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (April 1154), † 1157
21 December 1151
- Hugo, O.Cist. — cardinal-bishop of Ostia, † 1 December 1158
21 February 1152
- Giovanni da Sutri — cardinal-priest of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, † 1180
- Enrico Pisano, O.Cist. — cardinal-priest of SS. Nereo ed Achilleo, † 1166
- Gerard de Namur — cardinal-deacon of the Holy Roman Church, then cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata (19 December 1152), † 1155
- Ottone da Brescia — cardinal-deacon of the Holy Roman Church, then cardinal-deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere (19 December 1152), † 1174
23 May 1152
- Giovanni Morrone — cardinal-priest of SS. Silvestro e Martino, † ca. 1167/68
- Bernard de Rennes, O.Cist. — cardinal-deacon of the Holy Roman Church, then cardinal-deacon of SS. Cosma e Damiano (19 December 1152), † 1 May 1154
- Ildebrando Grassi, Can.Reg. — cardinal-deacon of the Holy Roman Church, then cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (19 December 1152), cardinal-priest of SS. XII Apostoli (21 December 1156), † 8 November 1178.
"Presumed cardinals"
The following other persons are also listed as cardinals created by Eugene III, but they should be excluded from that list because they were never promoted to the cardinalate or are confused with another cardinals ("presumed cardinals"):
| Name | Alleged cardinalate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Guy | Cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Portico 1145–ca.1159 | He is the same as Guido di Crema, future Antipope Paschalis III |
| Rainiero Marescotti | Cardinal-deacon of SS. Sergio e Bacco in 1145 | This cardinal appears only in the falsehoods of the 16th century |
| Bercarco | Cardinal-deacon in 1145 | He subscribed a bull on 14 March 1145 but this is certainly the same person as cardinal-deacon Berardo created by Lucius II, whose name has been corrupted on some copies of this bull |
| Guido | Cardinal-deacon in 1145 | Guido S.R.E. diaconus card. subscribed papal bulls between 14 March and 12 May 1145, but he is the same as Guido de Castro Ficeclo, created by Innocent II, not a separate individual |
| Bernard, O.S.B.Cas. | Cardinal-priest in 1146 | He did not subscribe any papal bulls |
| Gregorio | Cardinal-deacon 1146–1153 | He did not subscribe any papal bulls |
| Guido | Cardinal-bishop of Ostia 1148/49–1150 | He is the same as Guido de Summa, who was created cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso by Celestine II in 1143; Eugene III promoted him to cardinal-bishop of Ostia in 1149 |
| Giovanni | Cardinal-priest of S. Marco 1149–1151 | He did not subscribe any papal bulls. The title of S. Marco was occupied by Gilberto from 1143 until 1150 and then by Rolando from March 1151. |
| Galfroy, bishop of St.Asaph 1152–1154 | Cardinal-deacon 1149–ca.1175 | He did not subscribe any papal bulls and the great majority of the sources doubt or ignore his alleged promotion to the cardinalate |
| Gualterio | Cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Portico 1149–1155 | The existence of this cardinal is not possible at that time because the deaconry of S. Maria in Portico was occupied by Guido di Crema from 1145 until 1158 |
| Sylvester, O.S.B., abbot of Subiaco | Cardinal-priest or deacon in 1150 | Neither the cardinal nor the abbot of Subiaco with this name is attested at that time. Apparently he is confused with Simone Borelli, abbot of Subiaco 1149/52–1183/84, created cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Domnica by Hadrian IV |
| Jean, O.S.B.Clun. | Cardinal-deacon in 1150 | He did not subscribe any papal bulls |
| Ardizzone, bishop of Cuma | Cardinal-priest in 1150 | Bishop Ardicius of Cuma is well attested at that time but there is no evidence that he was promoted to the cardinalate. |
| Matteo, archpriest of the Liberian Basilica | Cardinal in 1150–1153 | Matteo, archpriest of the Liberian Basilica, is attested in January 1153 but he was not a cardinal |
| Alberto | Cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio in 1151 and then cardinal-priest of SS. Apostoli in 1153 | He did not subscribe any papal bulls. |
| Gregorio | Cardinal-deacon of SS. Vito e Modesto 1152–1159, joined the obedience of Antipope Victor IV in 1159 | He did not subscribe any papal bulls and is not attested among the adherents of Victor IV in 1159. The cardinal with this name and title lived under Callixtus II |
Besides, it is often claimed that cardinals Jordan of S. Susanna, Bernardo of S. Clemente and Cinzio of SS. Sergio e Bacco were created by Eugene III, but they were all promoted by Lucius II as "cardinal-deacons of the Holy Roman Church"; Eugene III only gave them the titular churches.
Bibliography
- Barbara Zenker: Die Mitglieder des Kardinalkollegiums von 1130 bis 1159. Würzburg 1964, S. 224-225
- Johannes M. Brixius: Die Mitglieder des Kardinalkollegiums von 1130-1181. Berlin 1912, S. 53-57
- Michael Horn: Studien zur Geschichte Papst Eugens III.(1145-1153), Peter Lang Verlag 1992
- Philipp Jaffé, Regesta pontificum Romanorum ab condita Ecclesia ad annum post Christum natum MCXCVIII, vol. II, Berlin 1888
- J. P. Migne: Eugenius III: Epistolae et Privilegia
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