Uberto Gambara
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| Born | 23 January 1489 |
| Died | 14 February 1549 (aged 60) |
Uberto Gambara (1489–1549) was an Italian
Biography
Uberto Gambara was born in Brescia on 23 January 1489, the son of Gianfrancesco Gambara and Alda Pio di Carpi.[1] Veronica Gambara was his sister.
When he was 10 years old, he was destined for a career in the church.[1] He was named provost of Verolanuova and chaplain of San Giacomo in 1502.[1] He briefly left the ecclesiastical state, fighting alongside his brother Brunoro in the French army of Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours then invading Brescia.[1]
He then reentered the ecclesiastical estate, traveling to Rome during the
Pope Clement VII was imprisoned by imperial troops following the Sack of Rome (1527).[1] During this period, Gambara traveled to Paris to attempt to raise military assistance to free the pontiff.[1]
On 8 May 1528 he was elected
In 1539,
He was the
He was the
He died in Rome on 14 February 1549.[1] His remains were returned to Brescia and he was buried in Santa Maria delle Grazie.[1]
References
- ^ OCLC 53276621.
Bibliography
- Odorici, Federico (1856). Il Cardinale Uberto Gambara da Brescia 1487 - 1549 (in Italian). Brescia: Gilberti.
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