Pietro Bonomo (; 1458–1546) was an

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and diplomat, who became

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in 1502 and

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briefly in 1522. He was born into an important family in

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, and studied at the

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. He was taken into imperial service by Emperor Frederick III. He was sent to negotiate with

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. He was chancellor of Austria from 1521 to 1523.

Sources

* Peter G. Bietenholz, Thomas Brian Deutscher (1987), ''Contemporaries of Erasmus: A Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation'', p. 169. * Stefano Di Brazzano (2005), ''Pietro Bonomo (1458–1546), diplomatico, umanista e vescovo di Trieste: la vita e l'opera letteraria'', Parnaso. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonomo, Pietro 1458 births 1546 deaths Bishops in Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italian Renaissance humanists 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Austria Religious leaders from Trieste Archbishops of Vienna University of Bologna alumni