Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni

Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni (* 1519 in Milan, † March 18, 1591 in Rome ) was an Italian cardinal.

His parents were Giampiero Serbelloni and Elisabetta Rainoldi, who came from a posh house in Milan. He was the youngest son, his brothers were the General Fabricius, the Grand Prior of Hungary Gabriel, and the Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio, Giovanni. Cousins ​​were the cardinals Carlo Borromeo and Mark parakeet of Hohenems.

He turned to the spiritual career and was on May 7, 1557, succeeding his uncle Giovanni Angelo Medici, but of reserving a portion of the income, Bishop of Foligno. After his uncle in December 1559 when Pius IV was elected Pope, this made ​​him cardinal in his first doctorate at January 31, 1560 cardinal deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro - except him Carlo Borromeo and Giovanni de 'Medici were appointed - and Serbelloni was a few weeks after the survey Cardinal Bishop of Novara, which had become vacant by the resignation of Cardinal Morone. 1565 he moved to Santa Maria degli Angeli, in 1570, he became a cardinal priest of St. Peter in Chains, then from San Clemente to eventually switch to Sant'Angelo in Pescheria. 1577 was the last stop before the appointment as cardinal bishop of Sabina Santa Maria in Trastevere. Antonio was governor of different cities of the Papal States, he was legate in Perugia, later in the Romagna. He worked for four popes: Pius IV, Pius V, Gregory XIII. and Sixtus V..

He was buried after his death in the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli and the Martyrs.