Federico Sanseverino

Federico di Sanseverino (died 1516) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal of the 16th century.

Federico di Sanseverino was born in Naples in 1475 or 1477. He was the son of Roberto Sanseverino d'Aragona, a general of the papal army, and his second wife Elisabetta da Montefeltro.

Early in his career, he was a cleric in Milan before becoming a protonotary apostolic. On November 5, 1481, he became the apostolic administrator of the see of Maillezais and occupied that post until 1508. Around 1492, he became provost of the church of Santa Maria in Crescenzago. He was the apostolic administrator of the see of Novara from May 30, 1505 until October 24, 1511.

In the consistory of March 9, 1489, Pope Innocent VIII made him a cardinal deacon in pectore. Because of his youth, his creation was not published during the lifetime of Innocent VIII. During the sede vacante following the death of Innocent VIII, Cardinal Ascanio Sforza convinced the College of Cardinals to publish Sanseverino's creation on July 26, 1492, and he received the deaconry of San Teodoro. He was therefore able to participate in the papal conclave of 1492 that elected Pope Alexander VI.

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