Pavia is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 kilometres south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,000. The city was the capital of the Kingdom of the Lombards from 572 to 774.
The University of Pavia is a university located in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. It was founded in 1361 and has thirteen faculties.
Virginio Rognoni is an Italian politician, who was a prominent member of Christian Democracy. He was several times Interior Minister, Minister of Defense and Minister of Justice. From 2002 to 2006 he was vice-president of the Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura.
Guardia Piemontese is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza and the region of Calabria in southern Italy.
Critica Sociale is a left-wing Italian newspaper. It is linked to the New Italian Socialist Party. Before Benito Mussolini banned opposition newspapers in 1926, Critica Sociale was a prominent supporter of the original Italian Socialist Party (PSI), which included a spectrum of views from socialism to Marxism.
Mario Mattei was an Italian Cardinal, of the Roman noble House of Mattei. He became Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1860.
The Scuola Superiore IUSS or the "Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori" of Pavia is a higher learning institute located in Pavia, Italy.
Count Antonio Hercolani Fava Simonetti, born Antonio Hercolani, was a member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Giovanni Morone was an Italian cardinal. He was named Bishop of Modena in 1529 and was created Cardinal in 1542 by Pope Paul III. As a cardinal, he resided in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace and was consulted by Saint Ignatius, founder of the Jesuits.
The papal conclave of 1565–66 was convened on the death of Pope Pius IV and ended in the election of Pope Pius V.
Pope Paul IV created 19 cardinals in four consistories.
Girolamo Rusticucci was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop. He was personal secretary to Cardinal Michele Ghislieri, later Pope Pius V, who made Rusticucci a cardinal. He occupied numerous important positions, including papal legate to France and Spain, Camerlengo (treasurer) and Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals, and Vicar General of Rome.
Archangelo de' Bianchi was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop.
Domenico Luigi Valeri was an Italian painter and architect active in Marche.
Sebastiano Ghislieri was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Strongoli (1601–1627).
Benedetto Martiali was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Nicopolis ad Iaterum (1471–?).
