Giulio Leonelli
Italian civil lawyer
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Giulio Leonelli (died 1614) was a civil lawyer who, along with several other men, founded a library in Rome which housed more than forty-thousand works.[1] He was appointed as Governor of Turin by the Duke of Savoy[2] and later was "appointed by the Court of Rome to the main offices of the Marca, then of Umbria, and finally Avignon."[3]
Giulio Leonelli | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1614 |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Title | Governor of Turin |
| Spouse | Virginia Fornari |
| Children | Mutatesia Leonelli, Innocenzo Leonelli, Ignatius of Jesus – (born Carlo Leonelli), and three daughters |
He married Virginia Fornari and they had six children: three daughters, one a nun; and three sons – Mutatesia Leonelli; Innocenzo Leonelli; Carlo Leonelli, later known as Ignatius of Jesus.
