Ottaviano Maria Sforza

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Most Reverend

Ottaviano Maria Sforza
Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze
Titular Patriarch of Alexandria
Church
Bishop of Arezzo
(1519–1525)

Ottaviano Maria Sforza (1475–1545) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze (1541–1545).[1][2]

Biography

Ottaviano Maria Sforza was born in Milan, Italy in 1475, the son of Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza[3][4][5] and his mistress Lucia Marliani.

On 27 October 1497, he was appointed during the papacy of

Ludovico il Moro.[3]

In 1499, he was forced to resign as Bishop of Lodi after the

French conquest of Milan by Louis XII.[3][5] The Frenchman Claude de Seyssel (Claudio Sassatelli) was appointed as administrator in his place in 1501.[7][8] In 1512, he was again reappointed as Bishop of Lodi by Pope Julius II[6] after the expulsion of the French
from Italy.

He was once again forced from the bishopric in 1515 after the Duke of Milan

Bishop of Sion, Matthäus Schiner, suspected him of collaborating with the French; others contend that it was jealousy on the part of Duke Massimiliano Sforza.[5] Fleeing to Germany, he returned to Italy in 1519.[5]
On 19 November 1519, he was appointed
Bishop of Arezzo by Pope Leo X(switching places with Gerolamo Sansoni), where he served until his resignation in 1525.[6]

In 1527, he returned to Lodi, this time as the head of a band of mercenary troops where he helped to secure Milanese control of the city[3] from the Venetians (who had seized it from the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V in 1526). He also regained the bishopric of Lodi, serving until his resignation in 1530[5] (some sources state he served from 1525-1531).[2] His successor was again Gerolamo Sansoni.

He retired to Milan where after the death of the Duke of Milan, he unsuccessfully sought the ducal throne. Thereafter he moved to Murano.[5]

On 20 May 1541, he was appointed

Titular Patriarch of Alexandria by Pope Paul III.[6] He served as Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze until his death in 1545[5][6] (some sources say 1540 or 1541).[5]

References

  1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 173.
  2. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 116, 102, 220, and 310.
  3. ^ a b c d Archivio Capitolare della Cattedrale Sezze: "Cronotassi episcopale" retrieved July 1, 2017
  4. ^ Bianchi, Angelo (1850). Dizionario Corografico Della Lombardia; Compilato Per Cura Di A. Bianchi-Giovini E Di Massimo Fabi. p. 430.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Giornale storico della letteratura italiana, Volumes 15-16. 1890.
  6. ^
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  7. ISBN 9789004162143
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  8. ^ Moroni, Gaetano (1846). Dizionario Corografico Della Lombardia; Compilato Per Cura Di A. Bianchi-Giovini E Di Massimo Fabi. pp. 116–117.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bishop of Lodi

1497–1499 (1st time) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bishop of Lodi

1512–1519 (2nd time) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bishop of Arezzo

1519–1525 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bishop of Lodi

1527–1530 (3rd time) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze

1541–1545 		Succeeded by
Ottaviano della Raverta
Preceded by
Titular Patriarch of Alexandria

1541–1545 		Succeeded by
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