Giovanni Vincenzo Gonzaga
Giovanni Vincenzo Gonzaga (1540–1591) was an
cardinal
.
Biography
A member of the
Francesco Gonzaga and the nephew of Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga.[1]
As a young man, his kinsman Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua called him to Mantua to assist him in the government of the Duchy of Mantua.[1] There, he became a member of the Knights Hospitaller. He was also made Prior of Barletta.[1]
cardinal deacon in the consistory of February 21, 1578.[1] He received the red hat and the deaconry of San Giorgio in Velabro on November 21, 1578.[1] On December 19, 1583, he opted for the deaconry of Santa Maria in Cosmedin.[1]
He participated in the
Santi Bonifacio e Alessio on April 20, 1587.[1] Pope Sixtus V named him auditor of causes for citizens of the Papal States.[1]
He participated in the
papal conclave of 1591 that elected Pope Innocent IX.[1]
He died in Rome on December 23, 1591.[1] He was buried in his titular church of Santi Bonifacio de Alessio.[1]
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