Camillo Melzi
Camillo Melzi (born December 12, 1590 in Milan , † January 21, 1659 in Rome ) was a cardinal and Italian Roman Catholic archbishop.
biography
He was born on December 12, 1590 in Milan as a member of the Melzi Malingegni noble family from Milan.
As the son of Gian Antonio, brother of the merchants' guild and member of the Milanese city government, and Livia Litta, he was allowed to receive the first tonsure in July 1604. He studied in Bologna, Pavia and Parma until 1614 with a degree in utroque iure (doctor of both rights).
On April 9, 1657 he was elevated to cardinal by Alexander VII with the titular church of San Marcello . From 1636 to 1659 he was Archbishop of Capua and from 1644 to 1652 Apostolic Nuncio in Vienna .
He died in 1659 at the age of 72 and was buried in Sant'Andrea al Quirinale in Rome. Two years after his death, he was succeeded by his nephew Giovanni Antonio in the archbishopric of Capua.
literature
- Felice Calvi: Famiglie Notabili Milanesi . tape II . Milan 1875.
- Franco Arese Lucini: Cardinali e vescovi milanesi dal 1535 al 1796 . In: Archivio storico lombardo . tape CVII , 1981.
- Tomislav Mrkonjic: Archivio della nunziatura apostolica in Vienna . tape I . Città del Vaticano 2008.
- Massimo Carlo Giannini: MELZI, Camillo. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 73: Meda-Messadaglia. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2009.
Web links
- Entry on Camillo Cardinal Melzi † on catholic-hierarchy.org
- MELZI, Camillo (1582-1659). In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed April 11, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Felice Calvi
- ↑ Massimo Carlo Giannini, entry Camillo Melzi
- ↑ Franco Arese Lucini, p 183
- ↑ Tomislav Mrkonjic, pp. 9-11
- ^ Massimo Carlo Giannini
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Girolamo de Franchis | Archbishop of Capua February 18, 1636-21. January 1659 |
Antonio Melzi |
| Giovanni Francesco Passionei | Apostolic Nuncio in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany February 20, 1641–12. July 1643 |
Annibale Bentivoglio |
| Gaspare Mattei | Apostolic Nuncio in Austria April 2, 1644–6. September 1652 |
Scipione Pannocchieschi d'Elci |
| Girolamo Farnese | Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Religious 16 July 1655–9. April 1657 |
Emilio Bonaventura Altieri |
| Pierdonato Cesi |
Cardinal Priest of San Marcello April 23, 1657-21. January 1659 |
Giambattista Spada |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Melzi, Camillo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian archbishop and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1590 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1659 |
| Place of death | Rome |