Cristoforo Guidalotti Ciocchi del Monte (1484–1564) was an

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and cardinal.

Biography

Cristoforo Guidalotti Ciocchi del Monte was born in Arezzo in 1484, the son of Cecco di Cristofano Guidalotti, a

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, and Margherita Ciocchi del Monte. On his mother's side, he was a first cousin of

Pope Julius III Pope Julius III ( la, Iulius PP. III; it, Giulio III; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 February 1550 to his death in March 155 ...

. As a young man, he traveled to

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and studied under his uncle Cardinal Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte, becoming a

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. Through a preferment from his uncle, he became archpriest of

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. On 21 August 1517 he was elected titular Bishop of Bethlehem, a position previously held by his cousin Gaspare Antonio del Monte. He was transferred to the

Diocese of Cagli e Pergola The diocese of Cagli e Pergola was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Marche, central Italy, in the province of Pesaro and Urbino. Up until 1563 it was under the direct supervision of the Roman pontiff. In that year, the diocese of ...

on 10 February 1525, and later to the Diocese of Marseille on 27 June 1550. On 20 October 1550 he became titular Patriarch of Alexandria, while retaining the Diocese of Marseille. He resigned the patriarchate sometime before 8 January 1552. His cousin Pope Julius III made him a

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in the

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of 20 November 1551. He received the red hat and the

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on 4 December 1551. As cardinal, he was a participant in both the papal conclave of April 1555 that elected

Pope Marcellus II Pope Marcellus II ( it, Marcello II; 6 May 1501 – 1 May 1555), born Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi, was a Papalini Catholic prelate who served as head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 April 1555 until h ...

and the papal conclave of May 1555 that elected

Pope Paul IV Pope Paul IV, born Gian Pietro Carafa, C.R. ( la, Paulus IV; it, Paolo IV; 28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death in August 1559. While serving as pa ...

. He was transferred from the Diocese of Marseille back to the Diocese of Cagli on 9 March 1556. He participated in the papal conclave of 1559 that elected Pope Pius IV. He died in

on 27 October 1564. He was buried in the main church in Sant'Angelo in Vado.

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