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Giovanni Battista Pallavicino (1480–1524) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Giovanni Battista Pallavicino was born in Genoa in 1480, the son of Cipriano Pallavicino and Bianca Gattilusi. [1] He was the nephew of Cardinal Antonio Pallavicini Gentili. [1]
His uncle directed his education. [1] He received a doctorate in law from the University of Padua. [1]
He became the dean of the cathedral chapter of Ourense Cathedral. [1]
On November 22, 1507, he was elected Bishop of Cavaillon. [1] He occupied this see until his death. In 1511, he became a scriptor of apostolic letters. [1] He participated in the Fifth Council of the Lateran in 1512. [1] In 1513, he became an abbreviator. [1] On March 17, 1514, he became a canon of the cathedral chapter of Como Cathedral. [1]
Pope Leo X made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of July 1, 1517. [1] He received the red hat and the titular church of Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine on July 6, 1517. [1]
He participated in both the papal conclave of 1521-22 that elected Pope Adrian VI, and in the papal conclave of 1523 that elected Pope Clement VII. [1]
He died in Rome on August 13, 1524. [1] He was buried in Santa Maria del Popolo. [1]