Gianpaolo Della Chiesa

Gianpaolo Della Chiesa (1521–1575) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

[1] The king was so impressed with Della Chiesa that he made him a senator of Milan and governor of Pavia for two years.

[1] After the death of his wife, he was sent to Rome by the Senate of Milan to attempt to settle its dispute with Cardinal Charles Borromeo.

[1] He gained the appreciation of the pope who made him commendatory abbot of S. Pietro di Muleggio.

[1] When Pope Pius V became pope, he initially offered to make Serafino Della Chiesa (Gianpaolo Della Chiesa's uncle and a member of the Canons Regular of the Lateran) his cardinal-nephew, but Serafino refused so Gianpaolo was promoted in his stead.