Name Ludovico Simoneta | Died 1568 | |
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Ludovico Simoneta (c, 1500–1568) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Biography
Simoneta was born in Milan ca. 1500, the son of Palatine Count Alessandro Simoneta and Antonia Castiglioni. He was the nephew of Cardinal Giacomo Simoneta.
He studied at Milan, becoming a doctor of both laws. He was admitted to the Collegio degli Avvocati of Milan in 1533, and practiced law in Milan and Pavia.
On December 19, 1537, following the resignation of his uncle Giacomo, Ludovico Simoneta was elected Bishop of Pesaro. He subsequently participated in the Council of Trent 1545-47.
In 1549, he moved to Rome, becoming a lawyer of the Apostolic Signatura. On May 17, 1560, he was appointed a datary.
Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of February 26, 1561. He received the red hat and the titular church of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane on March 10, 1561. He resigned the government of the Diocese of Pesaro sometime before May 9, 1561. On November 10, 1561, the pope named him papal legate to the Council of Trent. He became prefect of the Apostolic Signatura on June 8, 1563.
He was a participant in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V. He opted for the titular church of Sant'Anastasia on November 15, 1566.
He died in Rome on April 30, 1568. He was buried in Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri.