Bartolomé de la Cueva y Toledo

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Paul III
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Born(1499-08-24)24 August 1499
Died29 June 1562(1562-06-29) (aged 62)
Rome, Papal States

Bartolomé de la Cueva y Toledo (24 August 1499 – 29 June 1562) was a

bishop
.

Biography

Bartolomé de la Cueva y Toledo was born in Cuéllar on 24 August 1499, the son of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque and his wife Francisca de Toledo.[1]

As a young man, before he took

Apostolic See in Spain.[1] In 1525, he and his brother Luis accompanied Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor during the emperor's visit to Italy.[1]

Cardinal de la Cueva did not participate in the

Jesuit church build in Rome by Michelangelo in 1544.[1]

Bishop of Pamplona was not elevated to the cardinalate and he forbade the three Spaniards made cardinals on 19 December 1544 from wearing the cardinalate habit until Bishop Pacheco was also made a cardinal the next year.[1]

On 12 September 1548 he was named administrator of the see of Avellino e Frigento, holding this position until 10 March 1549.[1]

On the

bishop in Rome by Cardinal Juan Álvarez de Toledo.[1][2]

He participated in the

papal conclave of May 1555 that elected Pope Paul IV.[1] He opted for the titular church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme on 29 May 1555.[1]

From October 1558 to June 1559, he served as viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples.[1]

He was a participant in the

metropolitan see of Manfredonia.[1]

He died in the former Medici palace in Rome on 29 June 1562.[1] He was initially buried in Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore.[1] His remains were later transferred to the family tomb in the monastery of San Francisco in Cuéllar.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Miranda, Salvador. "CUEVA Y TOLEDO, Bartolomé de la (1499-1562)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University.
  2. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bartolomé Cardinal de la Cueva y Toledo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana

1546–1551
Succeeded by
Girolamo Dandini
Preceded by
Administrator of Avellino e Frigento

1548–1549
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola

1551–1555
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Marcello Cervini
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

1555–1562
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Administrator of Manfredonia

1560–1562
Succeeded by