Alessandro Crivelli

Alessandro Crivelli was born in Milan in 1514, the son of Antonio Crivelli, count of Lomello, and his wife Costanza Landriani.[1] He was related to Pope Urban III.[1]

He entered the military at a young age. He rose to the rank of colonel of the Army of the Holy Roman Empire.[1] He became a member of the senate and Consiglio dei 60 of Milan.[1] He married Margherita de Scarampi and had three children, Antonio, Girolamo, and Luigi.[1]

After the death of his wife on 10 March 1561 he left the military and became a priest.[1] On 10 March 1561 he was elected Bishop of Cozenza and Cariati, and he was subsequently consecrated as a bishop.[1] From November 1561 to November 1565, he was nuncio in Spain.[1]

Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal deacon in the consistory of 12 March 1565.[1] He did not participate in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V.[1] He received the red hat and the deaconry of San Giovanni a Porta Latina (a titular church declared a deaconry pro illa vice) on 8 February 1566.[1] He opted for the order of cardinal priests.[1]

He resigned the government of his diocese sometime before 23 January 1568.[1] On 20 November 1570 he opted for the titular church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli.[1] He participated in the papal conclave of 1572 that elected Pope Gregory XIII.[1]

He died in Rome on 22 December 1574.[1] He was buried in Santa Maria in Aracoeli.[1]