Bernardo Salviati
Bernardo Salviati (* 1508 in Florence , † May 6, 1568 in Rome ) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church .
Origin and family
Bernardo Salviati from the Florentine noble family Salviati was a younger son of Jacopo Salviati and his wife Lucrezia de 'Medici , the eldest daughter of Lorenzo il Magnifico . Bernardo's older brother was Cardinal Giovanni Salviati (1490–1553), his sister was Maria Salviati (1499–1543), who married Giovanni dalle Bande Nere and became the mother of Cosimo I , the first Grand Duke of Tuscany . Other nephews of Bernardo Salviatis were the future Pope Leo XI. and Antonmaria Salviati, who was elevated to cardinal in 1583 . His mother's brothers were Pope Leo X , Piero de 'Medici , ruler of Florence (1492–1494), and Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici , Duke of Nemours .
Life
Bernardo Salviati was chosen by the Medici family for an ecclesiastical career. He was first bishop of Saint-Papoul , then administrator of Clermont and was created cardinal on February 26, 1561 by Pope Pius IV . In 1566 he received the title church Santa Prisca .
Salviati opposed Cosimo I's takeover in Florence in July 1537. Therefore, together with Piero Strozzi , a great-grandson of Lorenzo the Magnificent, he led an army of Florentine republicans, which consisted of 4,000 infantry and 300 horsemen and was supported by French troops, against the 1st Duke of Tuscany. However, Cosimo I managed to set up an army of Tuscan, Spanish and imperial troops in time, which on August 1, 1537, under the command of the general Alessandro Vitelli, defeated the republican troops at Prato.
Bernardo Salviati was General of the Galleys of the Sovereign Order of Malta and Grand Prior of the Grand Priory of Rome of the Order of Malta from 1525 to 1563 .
Web links
- Salviati, OS Io. Here., Bernardo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed April 5, 2020.
literature
- Pierre Hurtubise: SALVIATI, Bernardo. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 90: Salvestrini – Saviozzo da Siena. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2017.
- James Cleugh: The Medici. Power and splendor of a European family . Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1996; ISBN 3-86047-155-4 (licensed edition).
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of the Grand Priorities of Rome ( Memento of September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Salviati, Bernardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1508 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1568 |
| Place of death | Rome |