Giovanni Poggi
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A portrait of Poggio in 1551, shortly after his appointment as cardinal
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Province
| Reggio
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Diocese
| Tropea
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Appointed
| 4 October 1541
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Term ended
| 6 February 1556
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Predecessor
| Girolamo Ghinucci
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Successor
| Gian Matteo di Luchi
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Other post(s)
| Apostolic Nuncio
to Spain (1529?1541);
Cardinal Priest
of
Sant'Anastasia
(1552?1556)
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Consecration
| 1541
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Created cardinal
| 23 March 1552
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Rank
| Cardinal Priest
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Born
| 26 January 1493
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Died
| 12 February 1556
(1556-02-12)
(aged 63)
Commune of Bologna
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Nationality
| Bolognese
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Denomination
| Roman Catholic
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Residence
| Commune of Bologna
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Spouse
| name unknown (died 1528)
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Children
| names unknown
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Giovanni Poggio
(also written
Poggi
) (21 January 1493 – 12 February 1556) was an
Italian
Roman Catholic
bishop
and
cardinal
. He is mainly known for the elaborate decorations he arranged for his residence, the
Palazzo Poggi
.
Early years
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Poggio was born in
Bologna
on 21 January 1493, the son of Cristoforo Poggio and Francesca Quistelli. He was married and had several children, becoming a
cleric
in
minor orders
only after his wife's death in 1528.
Pope Paul III
appointed Poggio as a
protonotary apostolic
and treasurer of the
Apostolic Camera
.
From July 1529 to January 1535, Poggio was the
nuncio
to the
Royal Court
of Spain. From January 1535 to July 1537, he served as nuncio, residing in
Madrid
(with
Giovanni Guidiccione
serving as nuncio at the royal court). He was nuncio to the royal court again from July 1537 to March 1541.
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Bishop
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Poggio was appointed
Bishop of Tropea
on 4 October 1541.
He appointed a
Vicar General
to administer the diocese, since he was again nuncio to Spain from September 1541 to December 1551. From the 1540s until 1551 Poggi was papal
nuncio
at the Spanish court of the
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
.
In 1554,
Pope Julius III
dispatched him to attempt to convince
Francis Borgia
, a ranking Spanish nobleman who had recently renounced his position to enter the
Society of Jesus
, to accept a cardinal's hat, but Borgia refused.
[2]
In November 1548 Prince
Philip of Spain
, son of King
Charles V of Spain
, made a triumphal entry into
Genoa
en route from Spain to the
Spanish Netherlands
. As nuncio, Poggio was among the dignitaries who accompanied him.
As was normal at the time, Poggio accepted loans from the Olivieri banking house, leading financiers of the city. Given his important positions as nuncio to Spain and general treasurer, the amounts lent to him were unusually large.
Cardinal
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At the request of
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
, Pope Julius III made Poggio a
Cardinal Priest
in the
consistory
of 20 November 1551.
[2]
He received the
red hat
and the
titular church
of
Sant'Anastasia
on 23 March 1552. From December 1551 to March 1553, he was
legate
a latere
in Spain.
[2]
In January 1552 he successfully defended the
Jesuits
against attempts by
Archbishop
Juan Martinez y Siliceo of
Toledo
to suppress that Order.
Poggio was a participant in the
papal conclave of April 1555
that elected
Pope Marcellus II
.
[2]
He also participated in the
papal conclave of May 1555
in which Giovanni Pietro Carafa was elected Pope, taking the name
Pope Paul IV
. Poggio initially resisted the election, but was eventually persuaded by Cardinal
Alessandro Farnese
.
Poggio resigned the government of his see in favor of his nephew
Giovanni Matteo di Lucchi
,
Bishop of Ancona
on 6 February 1556.
He died in Bologna six days later, 12 February 1556, and was buried in the
Augustinian
Church of
San Giacomo Maggiore
there.
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Palace and chapel
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Construction of the Palazzo Poggi in Bologna for Giovanni Poggi and his brother began in 1549.
Cardinal Poggi met
Pellegrino Tibaldi
after the painter moved to Rome in 1547, and later commissioned him to paint the Palazzo Poggi.
Tibaldi, a native of Bologna, returned to the city in 1555 and painted frescos for the Cardinal in his palace and family chapel. This work is considered Tibaldi's masterpiece.
In the Poggi Chapel in the Church of San Giacomo Maggiore, there are two portraits by Tibaldi of Cardinal Poggi, one on each side of the altar. The one on the left shows him as papal nuncio to Spain, while the one on the right shows him later in his career, as a cardinal.
In 1714 the Palazzo Poggi, the Cardinal's private residence, became the House of the Instituto dell Scienze, and it is still one of the main buildings of the
University of Bologna
.
References
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Citations
Sources
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Italian Renaissance Drawings from the Musee du Louvre, Paris: Roman, Tuscan and Emilian Schools 1500-1575. Exhibition OCT 11, 1974-JAN 5, 1975
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ISBN
978-0-87099-094-6
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The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume III: From the "Age of Discovery" to the Age of Abolition, Part 1: Artists of the Renaissance and Baroque: From the "Age of Discovery" to the Age of Abolition, Part 1: Artists of the Renaissance and Baroque
. Harvard University Press. p. 145.
ISBN
978-0-674-05261-1
. Retrieved
2013-01-13
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"POGGIO, Giovanni"
.
Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
(in Italian). Vol. 85.
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ISBN
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"POGGIO, Giovanni (1493?1556)"
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ISBN
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ISBN
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ISBN
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