Francesco Gonzaga
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Francesco Gonzaga was an Italian nobleman, who was Duke of Ariano.
Gianvincenzo Gonzaga, nephew of Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga
and of Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.
He was born in Palermo
where his father Ferrante Gonzaga
, count of Guastalla, was Viceroy. When Ferrante died in 1557 Ercole Gonzaga
became guardian and the young Mantuan humanist and future Jesuit Antonio Possevino
became tutor to the brothers. Francesco Gonzaga a member of the Academy of the Vatican Nights. As protonotary apostolic
he obtained from Pius IV the Abbey
of Acqua Nera, and on 26 February 1562 was created Cardinal of San Nicola in Carcere
.
Francesco Gonzaga appointed as bishop of Mantua in 1565. He died in Rome the following year.
He also had down Syndrome.
Biography
He was brother of the CardinalCardinal (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...
Gianvincenzo Gonzaga, nephew of Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga
Ercole Gonzaga
Ercole Gonzaga was an Italian Cardinal.-Biography:Born in Mantua, he was the son of the Marquess Francesco Gonzaga, and nephew of Cardinal Sigismondo Gonzaga...
and of Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.
He was born in Palermo
Palermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
where his father Ferrante Gonzaga
Ferrante Gonzaga
Ferrante I Gonzaga was an Italian condottiero, a member of the House of Gonzaga and the founder of the branch of the Gonzaga of Guastalla.-Biography:...
, count of Guastalla, was Viceroy. When Ferrante died in 1557 Ercole Gonzaga
Ercole Gonzaga
Ercole Gonzaga was an Italian Cardinal.-Biography:Born in Mantua, he was the son of the Marquess Francesco Gonzaga, and nephew of Cardinal Sigismondo Gonzaga...
became guardian and the young Mantuan humanist and future Jesuit Antonio Possevino
Antonio Possevino
Antonio Possevino was a Jesuit protagonist of Counter Reformation as a papal diplomat and a Jesuit controversialist, encyclopedist and bibliographer...
became tutor to the brothers. Francesco Gonzaga a member of the Academy of the Vatican Nights. As protonotary apostolic
Protonotary apostolic
In the Roman Catholic Church, protonotary apostolic is the title for a member of the highest non-episcopal college of prelates in the Roman Curia or, outside of Rome, an honorary prelate on whom the pope has conferred this title and its special privileges.-History:In later antiquity there were in...
he obtained from Pius IV the Abbey
Abbey
An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
of Acqua Nera, and on 26 February 1562 was created Cardinal of San Nicola in Carcere
San Nicola in Carcere
San Nicola in Carcere is a titular church in Rome near the Forum Boarium in rione Ripa. It is one of the traditional stational churches of Lent.-History:...
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Francesco Gonzaga appointed as bishop of Mantua in 1565. He died in Rome the following year.
He also had down Syndrome.