Federico Gonzaga (cardinal)
Federico Gonzaga, Cardinal of Monferrato (1540 – 21 February 1565) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop.
Biography
A member of the House of Gonzaga, Gonzaga was born in Mantua, Italy in 1540.[1] He was the posthumous son of Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.[1] His mother was Margaret Paleologa.[1] He was the nephew of Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga.[1] He was educated at the University of Bologna.[1]
Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 6 January 1563.[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of Santa Maria Nova (a deaconry raised pro illa vice to the status of title) on 4 March 1563.[1]
On 4 June 1563 he became administrator of the Diocese of Mantua, with dispensation for not having reached the canonical age.[1] He was the papal legate in Mantua in 1564.[1] He was granted the title of Bishop of Mantua on 16 October 1564 but never received consecration as a bishop.[1]
He died in Mantua on 21 February 1565.[1] He was buried in Mantua Cathedral.[1]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Miranda, Salvador. "GONZAGA, Federico (1540-1565)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
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- Gianfrancesco, Count of Sabbioneta
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- Francesco III, Duke of Mantua
- Guglielmo, Duke of Mantua
- Louis, Duke of Nevers
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- Cesare, Duke of Amalfi
- Francesco, Cardinal Gonzaga
- Gian Vicenzo, Cardinal Gonzaga
- Francesco IV, Duke of Mantua
- Ferdinando, Duke of Mantua
- Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine
- Vincenzo II, Duke of Mantua
- Eleonora, Holy Roman Empress
- Charles, Duke of Nevers
- Marie Louise, Queen of Poland
- Anne, Countess Palatine of Simmern
- Cesare II, Duke of Guastalla
- Vincenzo, Viceroy of Sicily
- Andrea, Count of San Paolo