He studied canon law at Pavia and Bologna and became a learned canonist.
He quarrelled often with his father who showed a preference for his legitimate
children when granting ecclesiastical benefits.
Son
of Giovanni Simonetta and Caterina Barbavara.
Sources
1. Dizionario
biografico degli Italiani. Rome: Istituto della Enciclopedia italiana,
1960-2018.