Marino Caracciolo

In 1505, Caracciolo was created by Pope Julius II, commendatory abbot of S. Maria di Teneto, in Reggio Emilia.

With the death of Pope Adrian in September 1523, Caracciolo began to represent the Emperor's interests to Rome.

In 1524 he was created Bishop of Catania, but left the administration to his brother Scipione, as Charles V to the position of imperial orator to the Duke of Milan Francesco II Sforza.

During the Lombardy campaign of 1524, he maintained contacts between Francesco Sforza and the leaders of the imperial army, the viceroy of Naples Carlo di Lannoy and Fernando d'Ávalos, the marquis of Pescara, intervening often in defense of the civilian population.

[1] In July 1533 Caracciolo was sent by Charles V to take possession of the marquisate of Monferrato, the fate of which the emperor had submitted to his own arbitration after the extinction of the Paleologi dynasty and the rise of the claims of the Savoys and of the Gonzagas; subsequently he was designated among the arbiters of that dispute, which was finally resolved in favor of the Duke of Mantua.