Cardinals Created by Clement VIII (1599)

1. Cardinal Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini

former Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
former Bishop of Cervia (Italy)
former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council

Born:	1571 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1598
Created Cardinal:	1599.03.03
Died:	1627.04.07 († 55)

Patriarch of Constantinople (1598.04.03 – 1599.03.03)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia (1599.03.17 – 1611.08.31)

Bishop of Cervia (Italy) (1601.09.10 – 1627.04.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca (1611.08.31 – 1613.01.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (1613.01.07 – 1621.03.29)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1614.02.17 – 1616.01.11)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1621.03.29 – 1623.09.27)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1623.09.27 – 1626.09.07)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council (1626 – 1627.04.07)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1626.09.07 – 1627.04.07)

2. Cardinal Bernardo de Rojas y Sandoval

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain)

Born:	1546.04.20 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1586.04.20
Created Cardinal:	1599.03.03
Died:	1618.12.07 († 72)

Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain) (1586.01.08 – 1588.03.16)

Bishop of Pamplona (Spain) (1588.03.16 – 1596.04.29)

Bishop of Jaén (Spain) (1596.04.29 – 1599.04.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) (1599.04.19 – 1618.12.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia (1601.02.26 – 1618.12.07)

3. Cardinal Alfonso Visconti

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto
former Bishop of Spoleto (Italy)

Born:	1552 (Milano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1591.07.14
Created Cardinal:	1599.03.03
Died:	1608.09.19 (Macerata, Italy † 55)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1589.04.15 – 1591)

Bishop of Cervia (Italy) (1591.02.08 – 1601.09.10)

Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary (1595 – 1598)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina (1599.03.07 – 1600.01.24)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (1600.01.24 – 1608.09.19)

Bishop of Spoleto (Italy) (1601.09.10 – 1608.09.19)

4. Cardinal Domenico Toschi

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio
former Bishop of Tivoli (Italy)

Born:	1535.06.11 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1595.05.21
Created Cardinal:	1599.03.03
Died:	1620.03.26 († 84)

Bishop of Tivoli (Italy) (1595.05.10 – 1606.07.31)

Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1595.08.19 – 1599.03.03)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio (1599.03.17 – 1604.07.25)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio (1604.07.25 – 1610.05.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio (1610.05.05 – 1620.03.26)

5. Cardinal Arnaud d’Ossat

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio
former Bishop of Bayeux (France)

Born:	1537.07.20 (France)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1596.10.27
Created Cardinal:	1599.03.03
Died:	1604.03.13 († 66)

Bishop of Rennes (France) (1596.09.09 – 1600.06.26)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio (1599.03.17 – 1604.03.13)

Bishop of Bayeux (France) (1600.06.26 – 1604.03.13)

6. Cardinal Paolo Emilio Zacchia

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello
former Bishop of Corneto (Italy)
former Bishop of Montefiascone (Italy)
former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council

Born:	1554 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:	1599.03.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1601.05.27
Died:	1605.05.31 († 50)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello (1599.03.17 – 1605.05.31)

Bishop of Montefiascone (Italy) (1601.05.14 – 1605.05.31)

Bishop of Corneto (Italy) (1601.05.14 – 1605.05.31)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council (1604 – 1605.05.31)

7. Cardinal Franz Seraph von Dietrichstein

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere
former Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

Born:	1570.08.22 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1597
Created Cardinal:	1599.03.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1599.09.08
Died:	1636.11.23 († 66)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (1599.03.17 – 1623.09.27)

Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia) (1599.09.01 – 1636.11.23)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1623.09.27 – 1636.11.23)

8. Cardinal Silvio Antoniano

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Salvatore in Lauro

Born:	1540.12.31 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1568.06.17
Created Cardinal:	1599.03.03
Died:	1603.08.16 († 62)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Salvatore in Lauro (1599.03.17 – 1603.08.16)

9. Saint Cardinal Roberto Bellarmino (Robert Bellarmine), S.J.

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy)
former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Index

Born:	1542.10.04 (Montepulciano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1570.03.19
Created Cardinal:	1599.03.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1602.04.21
Died:	1621.09.17 (Roma, Italy † 78)
Beatified:	1923.05.13
Canonised:	1930.06.29
Proclaimed Doctor of the Church:	1931.09.17
Feast:	09.17

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites (? – 1620?)

Rector Magnificus of Gregorian University (1592 – 1594)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (1599.03.17 – 1605.06.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1602.03.18 – 1605.08.31)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Matteo in Merulana (1605.06.01 – 1621.08.31)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1617.01.09 – 1618.01.08)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Index (1620? – 1621.09.17)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede (1621.08.31 – 1621.09.17)

Cardinal and religious of Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Doctor of the Church.

10. Cardinal Bonviso Bonvisi

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Biagio dell’Anello
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bari e Canosa (Italy)

Born:	1551.07.07 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:	1599.03.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1602.04.21
Died:	1603.09.01 († 52)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia (1599.03.17 – 1599.07.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Biagio dell’Anello (1599.07.05 – 1603.09.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bari e Canosa (Italy) (1602.03.18 – 1603.09.01)

11. Cardinal François d’Escoubleau de Sourdis

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bordeaux (France)

Born:	1574.10.25 (France)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:	1599.03.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1599.12.21
Died:	1628.02.08 († 53)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bordeaux (France) (1599.07.05 – 1628.02.08)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli (1600.12.20 – 1606.01.30)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello (1606.01.30 – 1621.03.29)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (1621.03.29 – 1621.10.13)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede (1621.10.13 – 1628.02.08)

12. Cardinal Alessandro d’Este

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace
former Bishop of Reggio Emilia (Italy)

Born:	1568.05.05 (Italy)
Created Cardinal:	1599.03.03
Ordained Priest:	1621.10.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1622.04.03
Died:	1624.05.13 († 56)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Adriano al Foro (1600.04.17 – 1600.11.15)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Nuova (1600.11.15 – 1621.01.11)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio (1621.01.11 – 1621.04.19)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata (1621.04.19 – 1623.10.02)

Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals (1621.04.19 – 1623.10.02)

Bishop of Reggio Emilia (Italy) (1621.10.13 – 1624.05.13)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace (1623.10.02 – 1624.05.13)

13. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Deti

former Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri

Born:	1580.02.16 (Italy)
Created Cardinal:	1599.03.03
Ordained Priest:	1607.04.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1623.06.24
Died:	1630.07.13 († 50)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Adriano al Foro (1599.03.17 – 1599.12.15)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (1599.12.15 – 1614.10.06)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro (1614.10.06 – 1623.06.07)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1623.06.07 – 1626.03.02)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1626.03.02 – 1626.09.09)

Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1626.09.09 – 1629.08.20)

Cardinal Vice-Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals (1626.09.09 – 1629.08.20)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1629.08.20 – 1630.07.13)

Cardinal Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals (1629.08.20 – 1630.07.13)