Lanfranco Margotti
Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
Lanfranco Margotti (1558–1611) was a Roman Catholic cardinal in the consistory of November 24, 1608 was created cardinal by Pope Paul V.
Biography
He was born to a family of limited means in Parma, and gained the patronage of Cardinal Filippo Sega in Rome. He traveled as a secretary with the cardinal when he became legate to France. He then moved back to Rome to work under cardinal Cinzio Aldobrandini. Well praised for his skills, he rose in the papal bureaucracy till being appointed priest in 1608 and bishop in 1609 by Paul V Borghese. He was a cardinal for only three years.[1][2]
References
- ^ Catholic hierarchy website.
- ^ Memorie degli scrittori e letterati Parmigiani, Volume 5; by Ireneo Affò; Stamperia Reale Parma. 1797; pages 3-7.
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| Preceded by Girolamo Matteucci | Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania 1609–1611 | Succeeded by Tiberio Muti |
| Preceded by Cinzio Passeri Aldobrandini | Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli 1610–1611 | Succeeded by Bartolomeo Cesi |
| Preceded by Marco Antonio Maffei | Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto 1608–1610 | Succeeded by François de La Rochefoucauld |
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