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Annibale Bozzuti

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Annibale Bozzuti (1521–1565) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Biography

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Annibale Bozzuti was born in Montecalvo Irpino, Kingdom of Naples on 2 February 1521, the son of Ludovico Bozzuti and Lucrezia Guindazzi.[1] He was from a Neapolitan patrician family.[1]

He became a doctor of both laws before becoming a cleric in Naples. In 1547 he was Neapolitan ambassador to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.[1] Under Pope Paul III, he moved to Rome, becoming a protonotary apostolic participantium.[1] The pope made him a domestic prelate of His Holiness on 4 June 1549.[1] On 6 June 1549 he was named pro-legate in Bologna.[1] He later became a referendary of the Apostolic Signatura.[1] He was governor of Borgo in 1550.[1]

On 15 June 1551 he was elected to be Archbishop of Avignon.[1] He was governor of Borgo again in 1555.[1] He joined the Apostolic Camera on 28 February 1556, later serving as its president under Pope Paul IV.[1] On 26 January 1558 he was named governor of Civitavecchia.[1] He resigned the government of the Archdiocese of Avignon in 1562.[1]

Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 12 March 1565.[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Silvestro in Capite on 15 May 1565.[1]

He died in Chiace, near Naples, on 6 October 1565.[1] He was buried in Naples Cathedral.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Miranda, Salvador. "BOZZUTI, Annibale (1521-1565)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.