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Giovanni Arcimboldi

Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal of Milan
Person human Q1344440

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
September 27, 1485
Date of death
April 6, 1555
Place of birth
Milan
Place of death
Milan
Country of citizenship
Duchy of Milan[7]
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Position held
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Milan, diocesan bishop[8][9]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church, Catholicism[10][11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Italian, Latin[18][19]
Consecrator
Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte, Julius III, Bernardo Ruggieri[20][21][22]
Described by source
Otto's encyclopedia[17]
Family name
Arcimboldi[13]
Given name
Giovanni, Angelo[14][15]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Milan[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi en Giovanni Arcimboldi da Giovannangelo Arcimboldi de Arcimboldus de Johannes Angelus Arcimboldus it Giovan Angelo Arcimboldi it Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi pl Jan Angelo Arcimboldi ru Арчимбольди, Джованни Анджело sv Giovannangelo Arcimboldi sv Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000010234485
VIAF cluster ID
52502398
GND ID
119608553
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Eilif Peterssen - Christian II signing the Death Warrant of Torben Oxe - Google Art Project.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:28310
Base Budé person ID
7287
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01230729
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
arcim
DDB person (GND) ID
119608553
De Agostini ID
Arcimbòldi,+Giovannàngelo
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119608553
EDIT16 catalogue author ID
835
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Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121qg3r3
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Johannes_Angelus_Arcimboldus
HDS ID
026394
IdRef ID
20091054X
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119608553
NE.se ID
johannes-angelus-arcimboldus
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5198603
Parsifal cluster ID
39440
SBN author ID
CNCV000835
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID
giovanni-angelo-arcimboldi
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxrTHJDr3GPRyMwVKkbh3

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🔗 Connections
Consecrator 2
Julius III, Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte
Given name 2
Angelo, Giovanni
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Italian, Latin
Occupation 2
Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Religion or worldview 2
Catholic Church, Catholicism
Country of citizenship 1
Duchy of Milan
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Milan
Place of death 1
Milan
Position held 1
diocesan bishop
Sex or gender 1
male
← Consecrator 1
Martín Pérez de Ayala
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Summary

Giovanni Arcimboldi was born on September 27, 1485[1], in Milan[2]. He died on April 6, 1555[3], in Milan[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

FAQs

Where was Giovanni Arcimboldi born?

Giovanni Arcimboldi was born in Milan[2].

Where did Giovanni Arcimboldi die?

Giovanni Arcimboldi died in Milan[4].

What did Giovanni Arcimboldi do for work?

Giovanni Arcimboldi worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

Related Entities

Julius III Milan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'it', 'lmo', 'pl', 'ru', 'sv', 'sw']
    Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national → Milan
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  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Consecrator → Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte, Julius III, Bernardo Ruggieri
    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
    Religion or worldview → Catholic Church, Catholicism
    Family name → Arcimboldi
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