Michele Della Torre

Michele Della Torre (1511–1586) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Biography

A member of the Della Torre family, Michele Della Torre was born in Udine in 1511, the son of nobleman Luigi della Torre and is wife Taddea Strasoldo.[1] He became Count of Valdessina in 1533.[1]

Early in his career, he was a cleric in Aquileia.[1] He later became the dean of Udine Cathedral.[1] In 1543, he became chamberlain of Pope Paul III.[1]

On February 7, 1547, he was elected Bishop of Ceneda and was subsequently consecrated as a bishop.[1] He served as the Apostolic Nuncio to France from August 20, 1547 to 1550.[1] He participated in the Council of Trent from October 11, 1551 until April 28, 1552 and from October 10, 1561 until its closing.[1] He was vice-legate in Perugia and Umbria from September 15, 1553 until June 1555.[1] From May 23, 1555 until 1557, he was the majordomo of the papal household.[1] Under Pope Pius IV, he was a Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura.[1] He was again nuncio in the Kingdom of France from March 25, 1566 until August 12, 1568.[1]

Pope Gregory XIII made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of December 12, 1583.[1] He never received the red hat or a titular church, nor did he participate in the papal conclave of 1585 that elected Pope Sixtus V.[1]

He died in Ceneda on February 21, 1586 and was buried in the cathedral there.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Entry from Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church