Matthieu Cointerel [SEP] position held
Matthieu Cointerel
Matthieu Cointerel (Morannes 1519 – 29 November 1585) also known as Matteo Contarelli, was a French Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography.
Matthieu Cointerel was born in Mérannes, Anjou in 1519, the son of Hilaire Contarelli, a blacksmith, and Guyone Viuan. He studied with a maternal uncle in Angers (his uncle was a canon of the cathedral chapter of Angers Cathedral) and later at the University of Angers.
During his time in Angers, he met a foreign prince who invited him to
go to travel to Italy with him. In Venice, he fell ill. Through his doctor, he met his doctor's brother, Ugo Boncompagni, a professor of law at the University of Bologna who later became Pope Gregory XIII. Through Ugo Boncompagni, Cointerel gained a position in the household of Boncompagni's colleague Andrea de Boni. Shortly after Cointerel entered Boni's household, Boni was called to Rome by Pope Paul III and Cointerel moved to Rome with him. At that time, Boni became a Referendary of the Apostolic