Federico Visconti
| Federico Visconti | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Milan | |
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Engraved portrait of Cardinal Federico Visconti, by Jacques Blondeau, 1681
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Milan |
| Appointed | 23 June 1681 |
| Term ended | 7 January 1693 |
| Predecessor | Alfonso Litta |
| Successor | Federico Caccia |
| Other posts | Cardinal Priest of Santi Bonifacio e Alessio |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 10 Aug 1681 (Bishop) by Gasparo di Carpegna |
| Created Cardinal | 1 September 1681 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 December 1617 Milan |
| Died | 7 January 1693 (aged 75) Milan |
| Buried | Cathedral of Milan |
Federico Visconti (1617–1693) was an Italian Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan from 1681 to 1693.
Federico Visconti was born in Milan on 4 December 1617, to count Carlo of the House of Visconti, last of six brothers. He studied in the College of Brera in Milan and later he was admitted at the Collegio Borromeo in Pavia and graduated in law at the University of Bologna. Advised by his uncle Francesco Borromeo, bishop of Cremona, he entered in the clerical state and moved to Rome. However he soon returned to Milan, where he served as diocesan priest. In 1644 he became a lawyer, from 1646 to 1662 he was primicerio (third position of the chapter of the Cathedral of Milan), from 1651 to 1652 prefect of Biblioteca Ambrosiana.
In 1658 he was sent to Rome by the chapter of the Cathedral, where Pope Alexander VII appointed him referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature. Entered in the administration of the Papal States, he served as governor of Tivoli, Città di Castello and Montalto. Returned in 1667 to Rome, he became an auditor (judge) of the Roman Rota, an office he held until 1681.
On 23 June 1681 Federico Visconti was appointed Archbishop of Milan. He was consecrated bishop on 10 August 1681 in Rome by the hands of Cardinal Gasparo di Carpegna. On 1 September of the same year he was appointed Cardinal Priest of Santi Bonifacio e Alessio, and he made his solemn entrance in Milan as Archbishop on next 11 January 1682.
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