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Marcantonio Bobba (also in French Marc-Antoine Bobba) (died 1575) was an Italian Roman Catholic Bishop of Aosta, Italy and cardinal.
Marcantonio Bobba was born in Casale Monferrato, the son of Palatine Count Alberto Bobba. [1] His family was related to the signori of Rosignano Monferrato. [1]
He was educated at the University of Turin, becoming a doctor of both laws. [1] There, he gained the favor of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, who made him a senator of Turin. [1]
He was ordained as a priest around 1556. [1] On 14 June 1557 he was elected to be Bishop of Aosta. [1] He was consecrated as a bishop in Rome by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo de' Medici. [1] The Duke of Savoy named him ambassador of the Duchy of Savoy to the Holy See in 1559. [1] He arrived at the Council of Trent on 17 January 1563, participating in the Council until its close. [1] He was also the Duchy of Savoy's ambassador to the Council. [1] From 21 June 1563 he was a member of the Council's commission on canons and marriage. [1]
Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 12 March 1565. [1] He participated in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V. [1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Silvestro in Capite on 8 February 1566. [1] Together with Cardinals Giovanni Ricci, Giovanni Francesco Commendone, and Alessandro Sforza, was named by Pope Pius V inspector of rivers, ports and public roads of Rome. [1] He was a participant in the papal conclave of 1572 that elected Pope Gregory XIII. [1] On 2 June 1572 he opted for the titular church of San Marcello al Corso. [1]
He was a good friend of Cardinal Charles Borromeo. [1]
He died in Rome on 18 March 1575. He was buried in Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri. [1]
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