# Girolamo Lando

> Hieronymus Landus was a Latin Archbishop of Crete. Although he was not technically a papal nuncio, in 1459 Landus became one of the first papal delegates to Poland. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Kraków by Pope Pius II to try to end the Thirteen Years' War (1454-66) between the Kingdom of Poland allied with the Prussian Confederation, and the Order of the Teutonic Knights. Landus hoped to garner support from Casimir IV against the Ottomans who had captured Constantinople in 1453. However, the war against the Teutonic Knights continued for another seven years, and Constantinople remained in Turkish hands.

*Roman Catholic patriarch, Latin Archbishop of Crete*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/girolamo-lando

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 1417
- **Died:** 1493-10-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Hieronymus Landus was a Latin Archbishop of Crete. Although he was not technically a papal nuncio, in 1459 Landus became one of the first papal delegates to Poland. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Kraków by Pope Pius II to try to end the Thirteen Years' War (1454-66) between the Kingdom of Poland allied with the Prussian Confederation, and the Order of the Teutonic Knights. Landus hoped to garner support from Casimir IV against the Ottomans who had captured Constantinople in 1453. However, the war against the Teutonic Knights continued for another seven years, and Constantinople remained in Turkish hands.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 34.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 43.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Hieronymus Landus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieronymus_Landus)
- [Gerolamo Landi](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerolamo_Landi)
- [Girolamo Lando](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Lando)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5753316)

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