Antonio Trivulzio, seniore
Roman Catholic cardinal
Antonio Trivulzio the Elder (It.: Antonio Trivulzio, seniore) (1457–1508) (called the Cardinal of Como) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Biography
Antonio Trivulzio, seniore, was born in Milan on January 18, 1457, the son of Milanese patricians Pietro Trivulzio and Laura Bossi. He was the brother of Teodoro Trivulzio, marshal of France, and the uncle of Cardinal Agostino Trivulzio.
After obtaining a doctorate in law, he joined the Canons Regular at Sant'Antonio in Milan. He was ordained as a priest around this time. He went on to become the master of the Augustinian house of Sant'Antonio in Milan.
He also served on the privy council of Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan. In 1477, he served as the ambassador of the Duchy of Milan to Parma and in 1483, as its ambassador in Rome. Settling in Rome, he became first a protonotary apostolic and then an Auditor of the Roman Rota.
On August 27, 1487, he was elected Bishop of Como; he subsequently held this office until his death.
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