Marcantonio Bobba

[1] There, he gained the favor of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, who made him a senator of Turin.

[1] He was consecrated as a bishop in Rome by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo de' Medici.

[1] Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 12 March 1565.

[1] He participated in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V.[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Silvestro in Capite on 8 February 1566.

[1] On 2 June 1572 he opted for the titular church of San Marcello al Corso.