Lorenzo Campeggio

For the 17th century Italian bishop, see Lorenzo Campeggi (bishop of Senigallia). For the 16th century Italian bishop, see Lorenzo Campeggi (bishop of Cervia).

His Eminence Lorenzo Campeggio
Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina Cardinal protector of England
Diocese	Sabina
Appointed	28 November 1537
Term ended	19 July 1539
Predecessor	Bonifacio Ferrero
Successor	Antonio Sanseverino
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Feltre (1512‍–‍1520)
Orders
Consecration	6 April 1518
Created cardinal	1 July 1517 by Leo X
Rank	Cardinal-Priest (1517–1534) Cardinal-Bishop (1534–1539)
Personal details
Born	7 November 1474 Milan, Duchy of Milan
Died	19 July 1539 (aged 64)
Buried	(1) Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome (2) Santi Marta e Bernardino, Bologna
Parents	Giovanni Zaccaria Campeggio and Dorotea Tebaldini
Spouse	Francesca Guastavillani
Children	5

Lorenzo Campeggio (7 November 1474 – 19 July 1539) was an Italian cardinal and politician. He was the last cardinal protector of England.

Life

Campeggio was born in Milan, the eldest of five sons.

Campeggio was appointed cardinal–protector of England on 22 January 1523.

Campeggio wrote his De depravato statu ecclesiae for Adrian, which proposed radical reforms for the papal bureaucracy.

References

• E. V. Cardinal, Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio, legate to the courts of Henry VIII and Charles V (1935)
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
• "Campeggio, Lorenzo" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Further reading

• Wilkie, William E. 1974. The cardinal protectors of England. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-20332-5.
• Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Lorenzo Campeggio" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
• Miranda, Salvador. "CAMPEGGIO, Lorenzo (1474-1539)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.