Ludovico Taverna
Ludovico Taverna | |
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Bishop) by Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni | |
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| Born | 1535 |
| Died | 3 June 1617 (aged 81–82) Milan, Duchy of Milan |
Ludovico Taverna (or Luigi Taverna,
Life
Ludovico Taverna was born in Milan in 1535, illegitimate son of Francesco,[a] High Chancellor of the Duchy of Milan and count of Landriano.
In March 1553 he was authorized to receive the
He took up a career in the administration of the Papal States: on 12 February 1564 he was appointed Governor of Città di Castello, on 18 January 1568 Governor of Camerino, 20 January 1568 he was appointed Protonotary apostolic, on 14 January 1470 he became Governor of Fermo.[5]
Finally on 28 August 1573 he was appointed to the important position of Governor of Rome which he held up to 29 December 1576,[5] and in 1576 he was appointed to the even more important position of General Treasurer of the Apostolic Camera, being the first Treasurer with a legal and administrative curriculum.[4]
To thank him for his services,
During his long episcopate he was absent from Lodi twice: in fact he held the office of
In 1591 in Lodi he conveyed the second diocesan synod.[1] On 16 April 1594 he was chosen by Pope Clement VIII to baptize Vincenzo Gonzaga, son of the Duke of Mantua. On 26 December 1598 he was appointed Assistant to the papal throne.
He resigned as bishop of Lodi for health reasons in May 1616. After his resignation, he moved to Milan where he lived in the palace now known as
Notes
- ^ Francesco Taverna was born in 1488 in Milan. Under Francesco II Sforza he was ambassador in France and in Rome for the Duchy of Milan. He became High Chancellor of the Duchy in 1533, and was confirmed in that government up to 1556 when he was arrested for a political conspiracy. He was restored as High Chancellor in 1558,[2] and died in Milano on 14 August 1560. He was buried in Santa Maria della Passione church.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Pagano, Sergio (2008). "Introduzione". La nunziatura di Ludovico Taverna: (25 febbraio 1592-4 aprile 1596) (in Italian). Roma: Istituto Storico Italiano per l'Età Moderna e Contemporanea. pp. vii–xiv.
- ^ "I Conti Taverna". Archivio di Stato di Milano. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Lettere di Benedetto Giovio". Periodico della Societa Storica per la Provincia e Antica Diocesi di Como. VIII: 142. 1891.
- ^ ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
- ^ a b Weber, Christoph (1994). Legati e governatori dello Stato della Chiesa [1550–1809] (in Italian). Rome: Ministero per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali. pp. 171, 206, 242, 359, 941.
- ^ David Cheney. "Bishop Ludovico Taverna". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Biaudet, Henry (1910). Les nonciatures apostoliques permanentes jusqu'en 1648. Helsinki: Suomalainen tiedeakatemia. p. 288.
- ^ "Ludovico Taverna". BeWeB - Beni Ecclesiastici in web. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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