Nicola Capocci

Nicola Capocci († July 26, 1368 in Monte Falcone, Montefiscone ) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.

Capocci came from an Italian noble family. He studied law at the University of Perugia and created there in 1362, the Collegium Gregorianum. First, he was a canon in Therouanne and then some time firm employees of the French king. Under Pope Benedict XII. he worked on the creation of the Roman Rota. Capocci was then appointed in January 1341 as bishop of Utrecht, which, however, was not feasible for a large counter-power that would have liked to see Jan van Bronkhorst as a bishop. He therefore adopted within one year distance from Utrecht.

Capocci was from 1348 to 1351 Bishop of Urgell in Spain. Pope Clement VI. appointed him on December 17, 1350 cardinal with the title of the church of San Vitale.

Capocci was papal legate in France, especially to achieve peace with England. 1356 he traveled with Élie de Talleyrand Perigord there, shortly before the battle of Maupertuis. Capocci fell out with Talleyrand and acted independently from Paris. In June 1357 he was in England, again with Talleyrand. In the middle of the year 1358 Pope Innocent VI lost. and his legates faith in an agreement.

From 1361 on, he was Bishop of Frascati. Capocci is buried in Rome in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.