Gregorio Magalotti (died 1537) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Chiusi The former Italian Catholic Diocese of Chiusi-Pienza, in Tuscany, existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza. The Diocese of Chiusi (''Clusinus'') was at first immediately subject to the Holy S ...

(1534–1537) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Lipari (1532–1534). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

On 23 August 1532, Gregorio Magalotti was appointed Bishop of Lipari by

Pope Clement VII Pope Clement VII (; ; born Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the most unfortunate o ...

. He served as Governor of the City of Rome from 1 April 1532 to 14 September 1534. While he was governor, he wrote a treatise on the difficult subject of safe-conducts and ambassadorial immunities. It was published after his death, and was endorsed by

Pope Sixtus V Pope Sixtus V (; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death, in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order, where h ...

(1585–1590). On 20 August 1534, he was appointed

. He enjoyed the prerogatives of Bishop of Chiusi until his death in September 1537, though the popes employed him elsewhere.

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