Giovanni Salviati
Giovanni Salviati (24 March 1490 – 28 October 1553) was a Florentine diplomat and cardinal.[1] He was papal legate in France, and conducted negotiations with the Emperor Charles V.

Biography
Salviati was born in Florence to Jacopo Salviati, son of Giovanni Salviati and Maddalena Gondi, and Lucrezia di Lorenzo de' Medici, elder daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici. Pope Leo X, who raised him to the cardinalate in 1517, was Lorenzo's son, and therefore Giovanni's uncle. His brother Bernardo Salviati and nephew Anton Maria Salviati also became cardinals. He was also Cousin of Catherine de' Medici from whom he derived patronage.
He held many posts. He was protonotary apostolic, bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, and sub-dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals. In 1526 Salviati signed for his cousin, Pope Clement VII, the League of Cognac against Charles V. He became Bishop of Albano in 1543. He was appointed Administrator of Oloron Diocese in 1520.[2] and attended the Papal conclave of 1549–50 as a cardinal.[3]
He was on friendly terms with Machiavelli, writing to him.[4] The artist Cecchino Salviati (Francesco de' Rossi) took the name Salviati from Giovanni, who was his patron. He employed the composer Jacques du Pont.[5]
Salviati died in Ravenna on 28 October 1553.
Notes
- 1517
- Bishops of Oloron at G Catholic Website.
- La Grande Encyclopédie.
- Niccolò Machiavelli
- Jacquet [Du Pont]
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Preceded by Innocenzo Cibo |
Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano 1517–1543 |
Succeeded by Giacomo Savelli |
Preceded by Francesco de Remolins |
Administrator of Fermo 1518–1521 |
Succeeded by Niccolò Gaddi |
Preceded by Ippolito d'Este |
Administrator of Ferrara 1520–1550 |
Succeeded by Luigi d'Este |
Preceded by Arnaud-Raymond de Béon |
Administrator of Oloron 1521–1523 |
Succeeded by Jacques de Foix |
Preceded by Francesco della Rovere |
Administrator of Volterra 1530–1532 |
Succeeded by Giovanni Matteo Sartori |
Preceded by Francisco Borja |
Administrator of Teano 1531–1535 |
Succeeded by Antonio Maria Sartori |
Preceded by Giovanni Matteo Sartori |
Administrator of Santa Severina 1531–1535 |
Succeeded by Giulio Sartori |
Preceded by Laurent Serristori |
Administrator of Bitetto 1532–1539 |
Succeeded by Luigi Serristori |
Preceded by Tommaso Cortesi |
Administrator of Vaison 1535–1536 |
Succeeded by Jacopo Cortesi |
Preceded by Charles de Bar |
Administrator of Saint-Papoul 1538–1549 |
Succeeded by Bernardo Salviati |
Preceded by Antonio Pucci |
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano 1543–1544 |
Succeeded by Gian Pietro Carafa |
Preceded by Antonio Pucci |
Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina 1544–1546 |
Succeeded by Gian Pietro Carafa |
Preceded by Marino Grimani |
Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina 1546–1553 |
Succeeded by Gian Pietro Carafa |