Giovanni Aldobrandini
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Giovanni Aldobrandini (1525 – 7 September 1573) was an
Life
A member of the Aldobrandini family, Giovanni Aldobrandini was born in 1525, probably in Florence.[1] He was the son of Silvestro Aldobrandini, governor of Fano, and Lisa Donati. His father was banished from Florence for opposing the Medici.
Giovanni's younger brother, Ippolito Aldobrandini (1536–1605), became
Giovanni was educated at the University of Ferrara, becoming a doctor of both laws on February 9, 1545. He later helped his father in his duties as auditor at the Este court.[1]
From September 1551 until August 1552, Aldobrandini was governor of
Ecclesiastically, he was a cleric of
In 1573, he was Prefect of the Signature of Apostolic Briefs. He died in Rome on September 7, 1573. He was buried in the Aldobrandini Chapel of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.[2]
References
- ^ a b Guarini, Elena Fasano. "Aldobrandini, Giovanni", Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 2 (1960)
- ^ OCLC 53276621.
- ^ "Aldobrandini, Giovanni", The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, (James Strong and John McClintock, eds.) Harper and Brothers; NY; 1880
- [self-published]
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