Pedro Pacheco de Villena
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Pedro Pacheco de Villena (29 June 1488, La Puebla de Montalban
, near Toledo
- 5 March 1560, Rome) was a Spanish cardinal. His nephew Francisco Pacheco de Toledo
was also a cardinal.
. He worked in several offices for the Roman Curia
, notably as referendary at the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. He was death of Santiago Cathedral
and archdeacon of Valpuesta. Charles V
made him visitor to the chancellery of Valladolid
and of Grenada
.
He was elected bishop of Mondoñedo in 1532 and was later translated to the dioceses of Ciudad Rodrigo, Pamplona, Jaén and Sigüenza. He also took part in the council of Trent
and was the first to address the issue of the Immaculate Conception
.
He was made a cardinal by pope Paul III
at the consistory of 16 December 1545, later being made viceroy of Naples by Charles Quint from 1555 to 1557. He took part in the 1549-50 conclave
which elected pope Julius III
, the second conclave of 1555
which elected pope Paul IV
and the conclave of 1559
which elected pope Pius IV
. He did not take part in the first conclave of 1555
which elected pope Marcellus II
. He was later made inquisitor of the tribunal of the Holy Office in Rome by Pius IV.
La Puebla de Montalbán
La Puebla de Montalbán is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha.Located in a plain of the River Tajo.-Government:...
, near Toledo
Toledo
- Places :Belize:*Toledo District*Toledo SettlementBrazil:*Pedro de Toledo, São Paulo*Toledo, ParanáColombia:*Toledo, Norte de SantanderPhilippines:*Toledo City, CebuSpain:*Toledo, Spain *Kingdom of Toledo...
- 5 March 1560, Rome) was a Spanish cardinal. His nephew Francisco Pacheco de Toledo
Francisco Pacheco de Toledo
Francisco Pacheco de Toledo was a Spanish cardinal.- Life :He was admitted to the court of Charles V and Philip II of Spain. In 1545 he joined his uncle, cardinal Pedro Pacheco de Villena, on a trip to Rome, where the younger man won the admiration of pope Julius III, who made him a canon of...
was also a cardinal.
Life
Pedro Pacheco de Villena studied at SalamancaSalamanca
Salamanca is a city in western Spain, in the community of Castile and León. Because it is known for its beautiful buildings and urban environment, the Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. It is the most important university city in Spain and is known for its contributions to...
. He worked in several offices for the Roman Curia
Roman Curia
The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Catholic Church, together with the Pope...
, notably as referendary at the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. He was death of Santiago Cathedral
Santiago Cathedral
Santiago Cathedral is a Catholic Cathedral in the city of Bilbao that was officially declared cathedral in 1950. Its origins probably date to well before the foundation of the city in 1300, when Bilbao was little more than a small enclave of fishermen....
and archdeacon of Valpuesta. Charles V
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
made him visitor to the chancellery of Valladolid
Valladolid
Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
and of Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
.
He was elected bishop of Mondoñedo in 1532 and was later translated to the dioceses of Ciudad Rodrigo, Pamplona, Jaén and Sigüenza. He also took part in the council of Trent
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils. It convened in Trent between December 13, 1545, and December 4, 1563 in twenty-five sessions for three periods...
and was the first to address the issue of the Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in Roman Catholic Mariology...
.
He was made a cardinal by pope Paul III
Pope Paul III
Pope Paul III , born Alessandro Farnese, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1534 to his death in 1549. He came to the papal throne in an era following the sack of Rome in 1527 and rife with uncertainties in the Catholic Church following the Protestant Reformation...
at the consistory of 16 December 1545, later being made viceroy of Naples by Charles Quint from 1555 to 1557. He took part in the 1549-50 conclave
Papal conclave, 1549–1550
The papal conclave from November 29, 1549 to February 7, 1550, which was convened after the death of Pope Paul III, and eventually elected Giovanni Del Monte to the papacy as Pope Julius III. It was the second-longest papal conclave of the 16th century, and the largest papal conclave in history in...
which elected pope Julius III
Pope Julius III
Pope Julius III , born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was Pope from 7 February 1550 to 1555....
, the second conclave of 1555
Papal conclave, May 1555
The papal conclave of 15 to 23 May 1555 was convened on the death of pope Marcellus II and elected pope Paul IV as his successor....
which elected pope Paul IV
Pope Paul IV
Pope Paul IV, C.R. , né Giovanni Pietro Carafa, was Pope from 23 May 1555 until his death.-Early life:Giovanni Pietro Carafa was born in Capriglia Irpina, near Avellino, into a prominent noble family of Naples...
and the conclave of 1559
Papal conclave, 1559
The papal conclave of 5 September to 25 December 1559 was convened on the death of pope Paul IV and elected pope Pius IV as his successor. Due to interference from secular rulers and the cardinals' disregard for their supposed isolation from the outside world, it was the longest conclave of the...
which elected pope Pius IV
Pope Pius IV
Pope Pius IV , born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was Pope from 1559 to 1565. He is notable for presiding over the culmination of the Council of Trent.-Biography:...
. He did not take part in the first conclave of 1555
Papal conclave, April 1555
Papal conclave of April 1555 was a papal conclave convoked after the death of Pope Julius III. Elected as his successor Cardinal Marcello Cervini, who took the name of Marcellus II, being the last pope in the history who retained his baptismal name.-List of participants:Pope Julius III died on...
which elected pope Marcellus II
Pope Marcellus II
Pope Marcellus II , born Marcello Cervini degli Spannochi, was Pope from 9 April 1555 to 1 May 1555, succeeding Pope Julius III. Before his accession as Pope he had been Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. He is the most recent Pope to choose to retain his birth name as his regnal name...
. He was later made inquisitor of the tribunal of the Holy Office in Rome by Pius IV.
Sources
- http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1545.htm