Francesco Campana | |
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First Secretary of State of Duchy of Florence | |
In office 1 May 1531 – 1546 | |
Appointed by | Alessandro de' Medici |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Lelio Torelli |
Personal details | |
Born | 1494 Colle di Val d'Elsa |
Died | 1546 Florence, Duchy of Florence | (aged 51–52)
Francesco Campana (after c. 1494,[1] Colle di Val d'Elsa – September 1546, Florence) was an Italian statesman, layman of the Church of St. Martin in Montughi from 1537 to 1546. He played a significant role during annulment controversy between Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII of England.