Francesco Cardinal Gonzaga †

Deceased

Bishop of Mantova, Italy

Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
6 Dec 1538		Born
26 Feb 1561	22.2	Elevated to Cardinal
10 Mar 1561	22.2	Installed	Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
2 Mar 1562	23.2	Appointed	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
16 Jul 1562	23.6	Appointed	Cardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in Lucina
1 Mar 1564	25.2	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina
12 Jan 1565	26.0	Resigned	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
15 May 1565	26.4	Appointed	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mantova, Italy
6 Jan 1566	27.0	Died	Bishop of Mantova, Italy

MicroData Summary for Francesco Gonzaga
(VIAF: 47056869; WikiData: Q1377571)
Francesco Cardinal Gonzaga (born 6 Dec 1538, died 6 Jan 1566) Bishop of Mantova

Consistory - 1561: Created Cardinal
Conclave - 1565/1566: Participated

Event Place
Birth Place Palermo, Archdiocese of Palermo
Death Place Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Original) S. Lorenzo in Lucina, Church, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

a cardinal for 4.8 years

Event	Place
Birth Place	Palermo, Archdiocese of Palermo
Death Place	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Original)	S. Lorenzo in Lucina, Church, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 26 Feb 1561
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 183
b: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1565, Number 34*

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