Lorenzo Strozzi

Lorenzo Strozzi (December 3, 1523 – December 14, 1571) was an Italian abbot and cardinal. He was the son of Filippo Strozzi, a member of the powerful Strozzi family of Florence, and Clarice de' Medici.

Early life
Lorenzo Strozzi was born in Florence. He attended University of Padua to study law. As part of the French Army, he fought Calvinists in Languedoc under Henry II.

Church
His ecclesiastical career developed in France, first as abbot of Saint-Victor in Marseille (which he renounced in 1561), later as abbot of Villar San Costanzo at Staffarda, and then as bishop of Béziers in 1547. His cousin Queen Catherine de' Medici convinced him to join the church. He was made a cardinal by Pope Paul IV in the consistory of March 15, 1557, with the title of Santa Balbina. Later, he was archbishop of Albi (1561), archbishop of Aix-en-Provence (1568-1571) and archbishop of Siena from 1568.

Later life
He died at Avignon in 1571.