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]
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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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