Flavio Orsini

Flavio Orsini (* 1532 in Rome, † May 16 1581 in Pozzuoli, near Naples ) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.

After studying law and the Doctorate in Law. utr. joined the son of the Duke of Gravina Ferrante in the Roman Curia. First papal prelate house, he was appointed on November 29, 1560 Bishop of Muro Lucano, consecrated bishop by Giovanni Michele Saraceno followed on 15 March 1561st In May this year he bought the office of an auditor of the Apostolic Chamber and in July 1562 he resigned on Muro, on 16 December 1562 was transferred to Spoleto, his nephew Pietro Orsini was appointed as coadjutor with right of succession for the 1580. Pope Pius IV raised him on March 12, 1565 cardinal and gave him the titular church of San Giovanni a Porta Latina, from which he was transferred to Santi Marcellino e Pietro on November 17, 1565. 1578 he moved to the titular church of Santa Prisca, but retained the title as a previous Coming up to his death and became also buried there. From 1569 to 1573 he was administrator of the Archdiocese of Cosenza. 1572 he was appointed legate to the French king Charles IX. appointed. Cardinal protector for France he was in 1573, for Ireland in 1580 and for Flanders to 1581.