Luigi Valenti Gonzaga was a cardinal

Cardinal (Catholicism)

A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...

 of the Catholic Church. He was elected to the Roman Curia

Roman Curia

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 and the Papal diplomacy, and was also nuntius of Switzerland

Switzerland

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 and Spain

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Valenti Gonzaga was born at Roveredo

Roveredo

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, in what is now the province of Mantua

Province of Mantua

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. He was made cardinal in pectore

In pectore

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in April 1776 by Pope Pius VI, published in May 1776. He was made Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura

Sant'Agnese fuori le mura

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 in 1778.

He took part in the 1799–1800 Conclave as chosen by Pope Pius VII.

He was State Secretary in 1740 and was later prefect

Prefect

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 for the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

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 from 1747.

He was the nephew of Cardinal Silvio Valenti Gonzaga

Silvio Valenti Gonzaga

Silvio Valenti Gonzaga was an Italian nobleman and Catholic priest.Gonzaga was born in Mantua. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1738 by Pope Clement XII. On the 15 May 1747 he was given the titular church of San Callisto...

 (created 1738) and also related to Cesare Guerrieri Gonzaga (created 1738). He died at Viterbo

Viterbo

See also Viterbo, Texas and Viterbo UniversityViterbo is an ancient city and comune in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo. It is approximately 80 driving / 80 walking kilometers north of GRA on the Via Cassia, and it is surrounded by the Monti Cimini and...

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