Bernardo Salviati
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Bernardo Salviati (17 February 1508 – 6 May 1568) was an Italian condottiero and Roman Catholic Cardinal.
Salviati was born in
Order of St. John of Jerusalem. In his military career he fought against the Ottomans, obtaining the grade of admiral in the Military Order of Malta, which he represented as ambassador before Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, at Barcelona. He also fought against the Republic of Siena during the Italian Wars
.
He became
Grand Almoner to Catherine de' Medici (she was his maternal cousin's daughter), who had convinced him to set aside his fighting career for an ecclesiastical one. He followed his brother as bishop of Saint-Papoul.[2] He was named Cardinal by Pope Pius IV
on 26 February 1561.
His brother
Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo I de' Medici
.
He died in his residence in Trastevere, Rome, on 6 May 1568 and is entombed at Santa Maria sopra Minerva.
References
- ^ "La France Pontificate" P.621 Sec.38
- Anton Maria Salviatisucceeded him in the see and was later made a Cardinal.
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