Miguel da Silva
D. Miguel da Silva | |
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| Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Viseu | |
Donor portrait in Christ in the House of Martha, c. 1535-40 (Grão Vasco National Museum) | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Viseu |
| Appointed | 21 November 1526 |
| Predecessor | João de Chaves |
| Successor | Alessandro Farnese |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 1529 |
| Created cardinal | 19 December 1539 (in pectore) 2 December 1541 (published) by Pope Paul III |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Miguel da Silva e Meneses c. 1480 |
| Died | 5 June 1556 (aged 75–76) Rome, Papal States |
| Parents | D. Diogo da Silva, 1st Count of Portalegre D. Maria de Ayala |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Styles of Miguel da Silva | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Miguel da Silva (c. 1480 – 5 June 1556) was a Portuguese nobleman, the second son of Diogo da Silva, 1st Count of Portalegre and of his wife Maria de Ayala, a Castilian noblewomen. He was ambassador of the king of Portugal to several popes, and papal ambassador to the Emperor and others.
Sometimes referred to through antonomasia as the Cardinal of Viseu (Portuguese: Cardeal de Viseu), he was Bishop of Viseu (Portugal), and Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Massa Maritima (Tuscany). He was a cardinal of the Holy Roman Church from 1539 to 1556, and served as governor of several papal states.