Marcello Lante della Rovere (1561 – 19 April 1652) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal appointed Dean and Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals.
Family and early life
Lante was born 1561, the son of Ludovico Lante of the Dukes Della Rovere and M. Lavinia Maffei. His sister was married to Pope Paul V's brother and his nephew was Ippolito Lante Montefeltro della Rovere who became Duke of Bomarzo
As a young man he was named cleric and then auditor-general of the Apostolic Chamber of Pope Clement VIII.
Ecclesiastic career
He was elevated to Cardinal on 11 September 1606 and installed as Cardinal-Priest at the church of Santi Quirico e Giulitta. In December of that same year he was elected Bishop of Todi where he served for until 1625. On 14 Jan 1607, he was consecrated bishop by Pope Paul V with Ottavio Paravicini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Alessio, and Carlo Conti, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, serving as co-consecrators.[1]
Participated in the Papal conclave of 1621 and then the conclave of 1623 which elected Pope Urban VIII. During Urban's pontificate, he was appointed to a number of Church administrative positions including Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1625 to 1626) before being appointed Dean of the College of Cardinals in time to preside over the conclave of 1644 which elected Urban's successor, Pope Innocent X.
For a year, in 1629, he served at Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina and later that year he was appointed Bishop of Frascati and served for 10 years until being appointed Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina in 1639.[2]
Lante died on 18 April 1652 and was buried at the San Nicola da Tolentino agli Orti Sallustiani.
Episcopal succession
References and notes
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byLucio Sassi | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta 1606–1628 | Succeeded byGregorio Naro |
| Preceded byAngelo Cesi | Bishop of Todi 1606–1625 | Succeeded byLodovico Cinci |
| Preceded byFrançois d'Escoubleau de Sourdis | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede 1628–1629 | Succeeded byRoberto Ubaldini |
| Preceded byDomenico Ginnasi | Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina 1629 | Succeeded byPier Paolo Crescenzi |
| Preceded byGiovanni Garzia Mellini | Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati 1629–1639 | Succeeded byGiulio Savelli |
| Preceded byCarlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia | Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina 1639–1641 | Succeeded byPier Paolo Crescenzi |
| Preceded byCarlo Emanuele Pio di Savoia | Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri 1641–1652 | Succeeded byGiulio Roma |
| Records | ||
| Preceded byrançois de La Rochefoucauld | Oldest living Member of the Sacred College 14 February 1643 - 19 April 1652 | Succeeded byAlfonso de la Cueva Benavides y Mendoza-Carillo |
References
- 1.Cheney, David M. "Marcello Cardinal Lante della Rovere". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- 2.Miranda, Salvador. "LANTE, Marcello (1561-1652)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved 29 February 2016.