Lorenzo Strozzi (3 December 1523 – 14 December 1571) was an Italian abbot and cardinal. He was the son of Filippo Strozzi, a member of the powerful Strozzi family of Florence, and Clarice de' Medici.[1]

Lorenzo Strozzi
Lorenzo Strozzi
Personal
Born(1523-12-03)3 December 1523
Florence, Italy
Died14 December 1571(1571-12-14) (aged 48)
Avignon, France
ReligionCatholic
Parents
EducationUniversity of Padua
RelativesStrozzi family
House of Medici
Senior posting
Based inFrance
Consecration8 June 1550

Early life

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Lorenzo Strozzi was born in Florence. He attended University of Padua to study law. As part of the French Army, he fought Calvinists in Languedoc under Henry II.[1]

Church

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His ecclesiastical career developed in France, first as abbot of Saint-Victor in Marseille (which he renounced in 1561), later as abbot of Villar San Costanzo at Staffarda, and then as bishop of Béziers in 1547. His cousin Queen Catherine de' Medici convinced him to join the church. He was made a cardinal by Pope Paul IV in the consistory of 15 March 1557, with the title of Santa Balbina.[1] Later, he was archbishop of Albi (1561), archbishop of Aix-en-Provence (1568-1571)[2] and archbishop of Siena from 1568.[citation needed]

Later life

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He died at Avignon in 1571.[1]

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Miranda, Salvador. "3. STROZZI, Lorenzo (1523-1571)". Florida International University. Archived from the original on 2014-10-23.
  2. ^ Joseph Hyacinthe Albanés; Louis Fillet; Ulysse Chevalier (1899). Aix, Apt, Fréjus, Gap, Riez et Sisteron (in Latin). Montbéliard: Société anonyme d'imprimerie montbéliardaise. pp. 121–123.
Catholic Church titles
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Bishop of Béziers

1547–1561
Succeeded by
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Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina

1557–1571
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Archbishop of Albi

1561–1567
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Archbishop of Aix

1568–1571
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