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an Italian prelate, was born near the end of the 15th century. He attached himself to the house of the Medicis, became bishop of Pampeluna, was made cardinal by Leo X, and had different missions under popes Adrian VI, Clement VII, and Paul III. Cesarini died Feb. 13, 1542. He was considered a good jurisconsult, and wrote, Statuta: Constitutiones. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. G n rale, s.v.