Giuseppe Archinto
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Giuseppe Archinto (or Archinti; 1651–1712) was an Italian diplomat,
Archbishop of Milan
from 1699 to 1712.
Early life
Giuseppe Archinto was born in
Pontifical Roman Seminary in Rome. Later he studied for two years in University of Ingolstadt in Germany. He lived also one year in Vienna and took the opportunity to visit also Hungary, Denmark, France, England and Spain.[1]
Returned in Italy, he earned a
Flavio Chigi.[4]
Following his appointment as titular bishop, in April 1686 he was appointed
Kingdom of Spain where he remained until August 1700.[3] In Spain he suggested to Charles II of Spain to appoint as successor Philip, Duke of Anjou of the French House of Bourbon.[2]
Archbishop of Milan
On 18 May 1699 Giuseppe Archinto was appointed
1700 papal conclave
.
His episcopate overlapped with the
Spanish rule over the Duchy of Milan, he had in 1706 to welcome Prince Eugene of Savoy who conquered the North-East Italy for the Holy Roman Empire coalition, thus starting the transition from the Spanish to the Habsburg government of Milan.[5] Archinto in 1708 and again in 1711 imposed an extraordinary taxation on the diocese in order to financially support the Holy Roman Empire coalition.[2]
As archbishop he focused on the instruction of the clergy, he required (1703) a further examination in front of himself to all candidates to the
wills in favor of the clergy and imposed to the parish priests the teaching of the catechism every Sunday.[5]
He died in Milan on 9 April 1712. His remains were buried in the Archinto Chapel in the North transept of the
Cathedral of Milan, near the sepulcher of his predecessor Filippo Archinto.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Forte, Francesco (1932). Archintea Laus (in Italian). Milano: Arti Grafiche Rovida & Gadda. pp. 151–157.
- ^ a b c Gencarelli, Elvira (1961). "Archinto, Giuseppe". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 3. Treccani.
- ^ a b Salvador Miranda. "Archinto, Giuseppe". Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ a b David Cheney. "Giuseppe Cardinal Archinto". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ ISBN 88-7030-891-X.
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