Gattinara, Mercurino Arborio, marchese di
Gattinara, Mercurino Arborio, marchese di
mĕrco͞orē´nō ärbô´rēō märkĕ´za dē gät˝tēnä´rä [key], 1465 - 1530,意大利政治家和法学家,cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. After a distinguished legal career in his native Piedmont, he servedMargaret of Austriaas counselor. In 1518 he was made chancellor by the king of Spain, later Holy Roman EmperorCharles V. A humanist and a scholar, Gattinara had much influence upon Charles, whom he urged to create a dynastic empire. Gattinara was made a cardinal in 1529.
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