List of the cardinal creations of Nicholas III.

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Pope Nicholas III made the creation of nine cardinals in a consistory in the course of his pontificate (1277–1280) .

consistory

March 12, 1278

Latino Malabranca Orsini , Dominican
Erhard de Lessines , Bishop of Auxerre
Bentivenga de Bentivengis , Franciscan , Bishop of Todi
Robert Kilwardby , Dominican Archbishop of Canterbury
Ordoño Álvarez , Archbishop of Braga
Gerardo Bianchi , Apostolic Protonotary
Girolamo Masci d'Ascoli , Franciscan, later Cardinal Bishop of Palestrina and Pope Nicholas IV.
Giordano Orsini
Giacomo Colonna , Archdeacon of Pisa

Web links

Consistories for the creation of Cardinals - Nicholas III (1277-1280). In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed November 26, 2016.