Papal conclave, September 1590
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The papal conclave of September 1590 elected Giovanni Battista Castagna as Pope Urban VII.
There were sixty-seven cardinals attending: seven were French, four Spanish, two Germans, two Poles, and the rest Italian.
Cardinals attending:
There were sixty-seven cardinals attending: seven were French, four Spanish, two Germans, two Poles, and the rest Italian.
Cardinals attending:
- Giovanni Antonio SerbelloniGiovanni Antonio SerbelloniGiovanni Antonio Serbelloni was an Italian Cardinal, created in 1560, and papal legate. He was a cousin of Pope Pius IV, or nephew or uncle.He was bishop of Foligno in 1557 and bishop of Novara in 1560...
, (aged 71), Suburbicarian Bishop of Ostia and Velletri, Dean of the Sacred College - Alfonso GesualdoAlfonso GesualdoAlfonso Gesualdo was an Italian Cardinal, from 1561. He was from Naples.He was archbishop of Conza in 1564, bishop of Albano in 1583, bishop of Frascati in 1587, bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina in 1589, bishop of Ostia in 1591, archbishop of Naples in 1596.He was a patron of Sant'Andrea della...
(aged 50), Suburbicarian Bishop of Porto and Santa Rufina - Innico d'Avalos d'AragonaInnico d'Avalos d'AragonaInnico d'Avalos d'Aragona , , was an Italian Cardinal, from Naples.He was the son of condottiero Alfonso d'Avalos d´Aquino,...
(aged 55 or 56), Suburbicarian Bishop of Frascati - Marc' Antonio Colonna, Suburbicarian Bishop of Palestrina
- Tolomeo GallioTolomeo GallioTolomeo Gallio was an Italian Cardinal.In the time of Pope Gregory XIII, he acted as papal secretary of state , having a key role in the curia....
(aged 63), Suburbicarian Bishop of Sabina - Gabriele PaleottiGabriele PaleottiGabriele Paleotti was an Italian Cardinal and Archbishop of Bologna.-Life:Paleotti was born at Bologna. Having acquired, in 1546, the title of Doctor of Civil and Canon Law, he was appointed to teach civil law. In 1549 he became a canon of the cathedral, but he did not become a priest until later...
(aged 68), Suburbicarian Bishop of Albano - Girolamo Simoncelli (aged 68), Cardinal Priest of Santa Prisca; Administrator of Orvieto.
- Markus Sitticus von Hohenems AltempsMarkus Sitticus von Hohenems AltempsMarkus Sitticus III von Hohenems Altemps, Cardinal Altemps was a German Catholic prelate, who was Bishop of Constance , papal legate and Cardinal.-Biography:...
(aged 57), nephew of Pius IV, Cardinal Priest of S. Giorgio in Velabro - Nicolas de PellevéNicolas de PellevéNicolas de Pellevé was a French archbishop and Cardinal. He was a major figure of the Catholic League.He was a courtier of Henry II of France, and then of Cardinal Charles de Lorraine-Guise. He was bishop of Amiens in 1552, archbishop of Sens in 1562...
(aged 75), Cardinal Priest of S. Prassede (died 1594) Archbishop of Sens. - Ludovico MadruzzoLudovico Madruzzothumb|200px|Portrait of Ludovico Madruzzo by [[Giovanni Battista Moroni]].Art Institute, [[Chicago]].Ludovico Madruzzo was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and statesman, the Imperial crown-cardinal and Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Trento .-Biography:Born in Trento, he was the son of baron...
(aged 58), nephew of Cardinal Cristoforo Madruzzi, Cardinal Priest of S. Onofrio (d. 1600) Bishop of Trent. - Michele BonelliMichele BonelliCarlo Michele Bonelli, Cardinal Alessandrino was an Italian senior papal diplomat with a distinguished career that spanned two decades from 1571.-Biography:...
, OP (aged 49), Cardinal Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina, Cardinal Vicar of Rome, grand nephew of Pius V, - Antonio CarafaAntonio CarafaAntoni Carafa was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal.-Early years:Antonio Carafa was born in Naples to Rinaldo I Carafello Carafa, a local patrician, and Giovanna of the signori of Montefalcone. He was a relative of Pope Paul IV through whose household he gained preferment in the Roman Curia.He...
(aged 52), Cardinal Priest of S. Giovanni e Paolo - Giulio Antonio SantorioGiulio Antonio SantorioGiulio Antonio Santorio was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.Santorio was born in Caserta. He served as Archbishop of Santa Severina from 1566 until his death....
(aged 57), Cardinal Priest of S. Bartolommeo all' Isola - Girolamo Rusticucci (aged 53), Cardinal Priest of S. Susanna, former Bishop of SinigagliaVicar General of Rome
- Gian Girolamo Albani (aged 86), Cardinal Priest of San Giovanni a Porta LatinaSan Giovanni a Porta LatinaSan Giovanni a Porta Latina is a Basilica church in Rome, Italy, near the Porta Latina of the Aurelian Wall...
- Pedro de Deza (aged 70), Cardinal Priest of San Girolamo dei CroatiSan Girolamo dei CroatiSaint Jerome of the Croats , is the national Catholic church of Croatia on Via Tomacelli in the Campus Martius of Rome.-Characteristics:...
; Professor of Law at Salamanca. Grand Inquisitor - Giovanni Gonzaga (aged 49), Cardinal Priest of S. Alessio. Knight of St. John of Jerusalem
- Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti (aged 71), Cardinal Priest of Santi Quattro CoronatiSanti Quattro CoronatiSanti Quattro Coronati is an ancient basilica in Rome, Italy. The church dates back to the 4th century, and is devoted to four anonymous saints and martyrs. The complex of the basilica with its two courtyards, the fortified Cardinal Palace with the St...
- Giovanni Battista Castagna (aged 68), Cardinal Priest of S. Marcello. Doctor in utroque iure, Bologna elected as Pope Urban VIIPope Urban VIIPope Urban VII , born Giovanni Battista Castagna, was Pope for thirteen days in September 1590. He was of Genoese origin, although born in Rome. He was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello in 1584...
- Alessandro de' Medici (aged 55), Cardinal Priest of S. Giovanni e Paolo
- Niccolò Sfondrati (aged 55), Cardinal Priest of S. Cecilia Bishop of Cremona
- Giulio CananiGiulio CananiGiulio Canani was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.-Early life:Born in Ferrarato Luigi Canani and Lucrezia Brancaleone, he studied both canon and civil law in the University of Ferrara and he became cleric in Ferara...
(aged 66), Cardinal Priest of S. Anastasia Bishop of Modena - Agostino Valier (aged 59), Cardinal Priest of S. Marco; Bishop of Verona
- Antonmaria Salviati (aged 53), Cardinal Priest of S. Maria della Pace
- Vincenzo LauroVincenzo LauroVincenzo Lauro was an Italian papal diplomat, bishop of Mondovì, and Cardinal from 1583.He was born at Tropea. His career was forwarded by Cardinal Pier Paolo Parisio and Cardinal Nicola Gaddi. He became a diplomat while acting for Cardinal François de Tournon in 1552...
(aged 67) Cardinal Priest of S. Clemente, Bishop of Mondovi - Simeone Tagliavia d' Aragona (aged 40), Cardinal Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli
- Filippo Spinola (aged 55), Cardinal Priest of S. Sabina
- Scipione Lancelotti (aged 63), Cardinal Priest of S. Salvatore in Lauro
- Giovanni Battista Castrucci (aged 49), Cardinal Priest of S. Maria in Aracoeli, Archbishop of Chieti
- Federico Cornaro (aged 59), Cardinal Priest of S. Stefano Rotondo, Bishop of Padua
- Domenico Pinello (aged 49), Cardinal Priest of S. Crisogono, Professor of Law at Padua; Archpriest of S. Maria Maggiore
- Ippolito AldobrandiniIppolito AldobrandiniIppolito Aldobrandini may refer to:* Pope Clement VIII * Ippolito Aldobrandini...
(aged 54), Cardinal Priest of S. Pancrazio; Major Penitentiary - Girolamo della Rovere (aged 62), Cardinal Priest of S. Pietro in vincoli, Archbishop of Turin
- Girolamo BernerioGirolamo BernerioGirolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.Bernerio was born in Corregio. He served as Bishop of Ascoli Piceno from 1586 until his resignation in 1605. He was elevated to Cardinal on 16 November 1586 and installed as the Cardinal-Priest of S. Tommaso in...
, OP (aged 50), Cardinal Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva, Bishop of Ascoli - Antonio Maria Galli (37), Cardinal Priest of S. Agnese in Agone, Bishop of Perugia
- Costanzo da Sarnano, OFM Conv. (aged 59), Cardinal Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio
- Benedetto GiustinianiBenedetto GiustinianiBenedetto Giustiniani was an Italian clergyman who was made a cardinal in the consistory of 16 November 1586 by Pope Sixtus V....
(aged 36), Cardinal Priest of S. Marcello - William Allen (aged 58), Cardinal Priest of SS. Silvestro e Martino
- Scipione GonzagaScipione GonzagaScipione Gonzaga was an Italian Cardinal.Born in Mantua, he belonged to the family of the Dukes of Sabbioneta, passed his youth under the care of Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga, and made rapid progress in Greek and Latin studies...
(aged 47), Cardinal Priest of S. Maria del Popolo, Latin Patriarch of JerusalemLatin Patriarch of JerusalemThe Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is the title possessed by the Latin Rite Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem. The Archdiocese of Jerusalem has jurisdiction for all Latin Rite Catholics in Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Jordan and Cyprus... - Antonmaria SauliAntonmaria SauliAntonmaria Sauli was the Archbishop of Genoa and later a Roman Catholic Cardinal, serving as the dean of the College of Cardinals for the last three years of his life....
(aged 49), Cardinal Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio, former Bishop of Genoa - Giovanni Palotta (aged 42), Cardinal Priest of S. Matteo in Merulana, former Archbishop of Cosenza, Archpriest of the Vatican Basilica Papal Datary
- Juan Hurtado de Mendoza (aged 42), Cardinal Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere
- Giovanni Francesco Morosini (aged 53), Cardinal Priest of S. Maria in Via, Bishop of Brescia
- Mariano Pierbenedetti (aged 52) Cardinal Priest of SS. Marcellino e Pietro
- Gregorio Petrocchini (aged 55), Cardinal Priest of S. Agostino
- Francesco Sforza di Santa Fiora (aged 28), Cardinal Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata, Grand-nephew of Pope Paul IIIPope Paul IIIPope Paul III , born Alessandro Farnese, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1534 to his death in 1549. He came to the papal throne in an era following the sack of Rome in 1527 and rife with uncertainties in the Catholic Church following the Protestant Reformation...
. - Paolo Emilio SfondratiPaolo Emilio SfondratiPaolo Emilio Sfondrati was an Italian Cardinal.Born to a noble family in Milan and the nephew of Pope Gregory XIV, he was the cardinal priest of Santa Cecilia, papal legate in Bologna, member of the Congregation of the Sant'Offizio and a good friend of San Filippo Neri.He was bishop of Cremona,...
(aged 30), Cardinal Priest of S. Cecilia (died 1618) Cardinal nipote of Gregory XIV - Alessandro Damasceni Peretti (aged 19), Cardinal Deacon of S. Lorenzo in Damaso, Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church, grand-nephew of Sixtus V
- Girolamo MatteiGirolamo MatteiGirolamo Mattei was an Italian Cardinal from the House of Mattei.Mattei was born 8 February 1547, the son of Alessandro Mattei and Emilia Mazzatosta. He was the younger brother of Ciriaco Mattei and the older brother of Asdrubale Mattei, Marquis di Giove...
(aged 43), Cardinal Deacon of S. Eustachio - Ascanio Colonna (aged 30), Cardinal Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin. Knight of MaltaKnights HospitallerThe Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
- Federico BorromeoFederico BorromeoFederico Borromeo was an Italian ecclesiastic, cardinal and archbishop of Milan.-Biography:Federico Borromeo was born in Milan as the second son of Giulio Cesare Borromeo, Count of Arona, and Margherita Trivulzio...
(aged 26), Cardinal Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere Tulliano - Agostino Cusani (aged 48), Cardinal Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna
- Francesco Maria Del MonteFrancesco Maria Del MonteFrancesco Maria Del Monte, full name Francesco Maria Bourbon Del Monte Santa Maria, was an Italian Cardinal, diplomat and connoisseur of the arts...
(aged 41), Cardinal Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica - Guido PepoliGuido PepoliGuido Pepoli was an Italian cardinal. He was ordained by Pope Sixtus V on December 20, 1589.Guido Pepoli was an Italian Cardinal....
(aged 30), Cardinal Deacon of San Cosma e Damiano
Cardinals not attending
- Andreas von Austria (aged 31) Cardinal Deacon of Santa Maria NovaeSanta Francesca RomanaSanta Francesca Romana, previously known as Santa Maria Nova, is a church in Rome, Italy, situated next to the Roman Forum.- History :...
- Albrecht von Austria (aged 29), Cardinal Deacon of Santa Croce in GerusalemmeSanta Croce in GerusalemmeThe Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem is a Roman Catholic parish church and minor basilica in Rome, Italy. It is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome....
- Gaspar de Quiroga y Vila (aged 78) Cardinal Priest of Santa BalbinaSanta BalbinaSanta Balbina is a basilica church in Rome, devoted to St. Balbina. It was built in the 4th century over the house of consul Lucius Fabius Cilo on the Aventine Hill, behind the Baths of Caracalla. Possibly the ancient Titulus Tigridae, the basilica was consecrated by Pope Gregory I.The adjoining...
, Archbishop of Toledo - Hugues Loubenx de VerdalleHugues Loubenx de VerdalleFra' Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle was the 52nd Grand Master of the Order of Malta, between 1581 and 1595. He is mainly remembered for the reconstruction of the hunting lodge at Boschetto which was renamed Verdala Palace in his honour. He is buried in a sarcophagus in the Crypt of the Co-Cathedral of...
(aged 59), Cardinal Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico, Grand Master of the Sovereign order of the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem - François de JoyeuseFrançois de JoyeuseFrançois de Joyeuse was a French churchman and politician.Born at Carcassonne, François de Joyeuse was the second son of Guillaume de Joyeuse and Marie Eléanor de Batarnay. As the younger son of a seigneur in an intensely religious family of bishops and soldiers, he was destined for a career in...
(aged 28), Cardinal Priest of Santissima Trinità dei MontiTrinità dei MontiThe church of the Santissima Trinità dei Monti is a late Renaissance titular church in Rome, central Italy. It is best known for its commanding position above the Spanish Steps which lead down to the Piazza di Spagna...
, Archbishop of Toulouse, Protector of France - Jerzy Radzvil (Radziwill) (aged 34), Cardinal Priest of San Sisto VecchioSan Sisto VecchioSan Sisto Vecchio is a church in Rome, devoted to St. Pope Sixtus II. It was built in the 4th century, and is recorded as the Titulus Crescentianae, thus relating the church to some Crescentia, possibly a Roman woman who founded the church. According to tradition, the church was established by Pope...
, Bishop of Krakow - Andreas Bathóry (aged 24), Cardinal Deacon of S. Adriano
- Rodrigo de Castro OsorioRodrigo de Castro OsorioRodrigo de Castro Osorio, was Cardinal-Bishop of Zamora and Diocese of Cuenca , Archbishop of Seville, , a member of the Council of State of Spain and the Supreme Council of the Spanish Inquisition for the reign of Philip II of Spain. Great-uncle of Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade, Conde de...
(aged 67) Cardinal Priest of SS. XII Apostoli, Archbishop of Seville - Charles de Bourbon de Vendome (aged 28), Cardinal Deacon without a deaconry, Archbishop-elect of Rouen
- Enrico Caetani (aged 40), Cardinal Priest of Santa PudenzianaSanta PudenzianaThe basilica of Santa Pudenziana is a 4th century church in Rome, dedicated to Saint Pudentiana, sister of Saint Praxedis and daughter of Saint Pudens. It is the national church of the Philippines....
, Latin Patriarch of AlexandriaLatin Patriarch of AlexandriaThis is a list of The Latin Patriarchs of Alexandria established in 1215 during the pontificate of Pope Innocent III. This titular office was abolished in 1964. His patriachal seat in Rome was the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls....
, Cardinal Camerlengo Legate in France - Charles de Lorraine-Vaudemont (aged 23), Cardinal Deacon of S. Agata in Suburra
- Philippe de Lenoncourt (aged 63), Cardinal Priest of San Onofrio
- Pierre de GondiPierre de GondiPierre de Gondi, cardinal de Retz was a French bishop and cardinal of the Gondi family.-Life:Born in Lyon, he was a brother of Albert de Gondi and a protégé of Catherine de Médicis...
(aged 58), Cardinal Priest of San Silvestro in CapiteSan Silvestro in CapiteThe Church of Saint Sylvester in Capite is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and titular church in Rome dedicated to Pope Saint Sylvester I. Built in the 8th century as a shrine for the relics of the saints and martyrs from the Catacombs, the church is the National church of Great Britain.The Latin...
, Bishop of Paris