11 Facts About Lorenzo Campeggio

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Lorenzo Campeggio was an Italian cardinal and politician.

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When she died in 1509, Lorenzo Campeggio began an ecclesiastical career under Pope Julius II's patronage.

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Lorenzo Campeggio was a member of Johann Goritz's humanist sodality.

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Lorenzo Campeggio was not involved in much English business, except for the referring of episcopal provisions in consistory.

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Lorenzo Campeggio wrote his De depravato statu ecclesiae for Adrian, which proposed radical reforms for the papal bureaucracy.

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Lorenzo Campeggio had already given a legal opinion to the Pontiff supporting the validity of the marriage.

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Lorenzo Campeggio found himself in a difficult position, since Emperor Charles V, Catherine of Aragon's nephew, was determined to prevent the divorce, and was putting pressure on Clement.

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The deciding point in law for Lorenzo Campeggio was Julius's dispensation for Henry and Catherine's marriage.

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Lorenzo Campeggio was legate to the Diet of Augsburg in 1530, where he pursued negotiations with Philip Melanchthon.

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Lorenzo Campeggio was a member of the commission which excommunicated Henry in 1535.

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Lorenzo Campeggio remained protector of Germany until his death, at the same time devoting much energy to insuring the future of his family; his two sons, two brothers, and one nephew all became bishops.