Lorenzo Strozzi (December 3, 1523 – December 14, 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]

Early life

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

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 March 15, 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

He died at Avignon in 1571.[1]

Ancestry

References

  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
Preceded by
Bishop of Béziers
1547–1561 		Succeeded by
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Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina
1557–1571 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Archbishop of Albi
1561–1567 		Succeeded by
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Archbishop of Aix
1568–1571 		Succeeded by