Marcantonio Maffei
Marcantonio Maffei (29 November 1521 – 22 August 1583) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Background Marcantonio Maffei was born in Bergamo on 29 November 1521, the son of nobles Girolamo Maffei and Antonia Mattei. His older brother Bernardino Maffei was also a cardinal, and his nephews Orazio Maffei and Marcello Lante. He was educated at the University of Ferrara, becoming a doctor of both laws in September 1547. He then moved to Rome and in 1549, became a consistorial lawyer. He also became a canon of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran. In 1552, he was vice-governor of Viterbo. Archbishop of Chieti He was elected Archbishop of Chieti on 14 July 1553; he succeeded his brother Barnardino Maffei as archbishop. Around 1554, he became a Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura. He was the Governor of Viterbo from 27 September 1555 until 1557. From 1560 until January 1566, he was the vicegerent of the Vicar General of Rome; he later served as Vicar Ge ...
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