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Ludovico Simoneta (c, 1500–1568) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Simoneta was born in Milan ca. 1500, the son of Palatine Count Alessandro Simoneta and Antonia Castiglioni. [1] He was the nephew of Cardinal Giacomo Simoneta. [1]
He studied at Milan, becoming a doctor of both laws. [1] He was admitted to the Collegio degli Avvocati of Milan in 1533, and practiced law in Milan and Pavia. [1]
On 19 December 1537, following the resignation of his uncle Giacomo, Ludovico Simoneta was elected Bishop of Pesaro. [1] He subsequently participated in the Council of Trent 1545-47. [1]
In 1549, he moved to Rome, becoming a lawyer of the Apostolic Signatura. [1] On 17 May 1560 he was appointed a datary. [1]
Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 26 February 1561. [1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane on 10 March 1561. [1] He resigned the government of the Diocese of Pesaro sometime before 9 May 1561. [1] On 10 November 1561 the pope named him papal legate to the Council of Trent. [1] He became prefect of the Apostolic Signatura on 8 June 1563. [1] [2]
He was a participant in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V. He opted for the titular church of Sant'Anastasia on 15 November 1566. [1]
He died in Rome on 30 April 1568. [1] He was buried in Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri. [1]
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Ludovico Simoneta (c, 1500–1568) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Simoneta was born in Milan ca. 1500, the son of Palatine Count Alessandro Simoneta and Antonia Castiglioni. [1] He was the nephew of Cardinal Giacomo Simoneta. [1]
He studied at Milan, becoming a doctor of both laws. [1] He was admitted to the Collegio degli Avvocati of Milan in 1533, and practiced law in Milan and Pavia. [1]
On 19 December 1537, following the resignation of his uncle Giacomo, Ludovico Simoneta was elected Bishop of Pesaro. [1] He subsequently participated in the Council of Trent 1545-47. [1]
In 1549, he moved to Rome, becoming a lawyer of the Apostolic Signatura. [1] On 17 May 1560 he was appointed a datary. [1]
Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 26 February 1561. [1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane on 10 March 1561. [1] He resigned the government of the Diocese of Pesaro sometime before 9 May 1561. [1] On 10 November 1561 the pope named him papal legate to the Council of Trent. [1] He became prefect of the Apostolic Signatura on 8 June 1563. [1] [2]
He was a participant in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V. He opted for the titular church of Sant'Anastasia on 15 November 1566. [1]
He died in Rome on 30 April 1568. [1] He was buried in Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri. [1]