Francesco Cardinal Gonzaga †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
6 Dec 1538		Born	Palermo
26 Feb 1561	22.2	Elevated to Cardinal
10 Mar 1561	22.3	Installed	Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
2 Mar 1562	23.2	Appointed	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
16 Jul 1562	23.6	Appointed	Cardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in Lucina
1 Mar 1564	25.2	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina
12 Jan 1565	26.1	Resigned	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
15 May 1565	26.4	Appointed	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mantova, Italy
6 Jan 1566	27.1	Died	Bishop of Mantova, Italy

a cardinal for 4.9 years

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 26 Feb 1561
b: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 3, Page 183