[1] The church of Nardò remained uninterruptedly under the jurisdiction of the Acquaviva family, then Lords of the City.
Giacomo Antonio Acquaviva was only 17 years old when appointed Bishop of Nardò by Pope Leo X on 20 February 1521.
[2] The story was that, although a pious man, he had an affair early in his bishopric and the church allowed him to continue in his position due to the influence of his father but refused to consecrate him.
[1] He served as Bishop of Nardò until his resignation in 1532[3][4] at the insistence of his father after his affair was publicly revealed.
After the marriage he settled in Naples where he lived until the rest of his life in the midst of high society and the aristocracy of his time.