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Giovanni Castiglione (1420–1460)
Giovanni Castiglione may refer to: *Giovanni Castiglione (cardinal) (1420–1460), Italian bishop and cardinal *Giovanni Castiglione (bishop) (died 1456), Italian bishop *Giovanni Battista Castiglione Giovanni Battista Castiglione (1516–1598) was the Italian tutor of Princess (later Queen) Elizabeth I. It is speculated that he taught Prince (later King) Edward VI. A humanist reformer, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1556 by Eliza ... (1516–1598), Italian tutor to Princess (later Queen) Elizabeth I * Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609–1664), Italian painter and printmaker {{hndis, Castiglione, Giovanni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Castiglione (cardinal)
Giovanni Castiglione (1420–1460) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Giovanni Castiglione was born in Milan in 1420, the son of Palatine Count Maffiolo Castiglione and Angela Lampugnani. His family was of the patrician rank. After studying civil law, Castiglione became a protonotary apostolic, gaining a reputation as a great canonist and sacred orator. Pope Eugene IV named him a secretary apostolic. On 2 September 1444 the cathedral chapter of Coutances Cathedral elected him Bishop of Coutances. In 1447, he was named papal legate to the Kingdom of England. He was transferred to the see of Pavia on 3 October 1453. He served as the papal legate of Pope Nicholas V and Pope Callixtus III to Germany, in which capacity he was present at the Diet of Regensburg of April 1454 and the Diet of Frankfurt of October 1454. At these two diets, his main goal was to promote war with the Ottoman Empire, which had recently captured Constantinople, the capital of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Castiglione (bishop)
Giovanni Castiglione de Polena (died 1 Sep 1456) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Orvieto (1454–1456) and Bishop of Penne e Atri (1433–1454)."Bishop Giovanni Castiglione (de Polena)" '' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 30, 2016"Diocese of Orvieto-Todi" '' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Battista Castiglione
Giovanni Battista Castiglione (1516–1598) was the Italian tutor of Princess (later Queen) Elizabeth I. It is speculated that he taught Prince (later King) Edward VI. A humanist reformer, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1556 by Elizabeth's sister, Mary I. Suspected of sedition, he was tortured so severely that he was left permanently lame. Later, he carried Elizabeth's letters when she herself was imprisoned in the Tower. Castiglione was born in Gassino, near Torino, in Piedmont, son of Captain Piero Castiglione, of Mantua; he served in the Army of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, at Landrecies and Boulogne. He was appointed to young Elizabeth's Court as Master of the Italian Tongue in November 1544, and when Elizabeth became Queen he was made Groom of her Privy Chamber, which post he held until shortly before his death. He was granted by her the Manor of Benham Valence, in Berkshire and he was buried in the nearby church of St Mary, Speen. He married, in London in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
