Cardinals Created by Gregory XIII (1572-8)

1. Cardinal Filippo Boncompagni

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto
former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council
former Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary
former Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Born:	1548.09.07 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:	1572.06.02
Died:	1586.06.09 († 37)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (1572.06.16 – 1586.06.09)

Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1579.08.07 – 1586.06.09)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council (1580 – 1586.06.09)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (1581 – 1586.06.09)

Consistory of 1573.06.05 (1)

1. Cardinal Antal Verancsics

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary)

Born:	1504.05.29 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1561.09.21
Created Cardinal:	1573.06.05
Died:	1573.06.15 († 69)

Bishop of Pécs (Hungary) (1554.08.03 – 1560.07.17)

Bishop of Eger (Hungary) (1560.07.17 – 1570.09.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) ([1569.10.17] 1570.09.25 – 1573.06.15)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1573.06.05 – 1573.06.15)

Consistory of 1574.07.05 (1)

1. Cardinal Filippo Guastavillani

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio
former Commendatory Abbot of Nonantola (Italy)
former Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera

Born:	1541.09.28 (Italy)
Created Cardinal:	1574.07.05
Died:	1587.08.17 († 45)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Nuova (1574.07.14 – 1577.11.08)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (1577.11.08 – 1583.12.19)

Commendatory Abbot of Nonantola (Italy) (1582 – 1587.08.17)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria (1583.12.19 – 1587.01.07)

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1584.05.14 – 1587.08.17)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio (1587.01.07 – 1587.08.17)

Consistory of 1576.11.19 (1)

1. Cardinal Andreas von Austria

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Nuova
former Bishop of Brixen (Italy)
former Bishop of Konstanz (Germany)

Born:	1558.06.15 (Czechia)
Created Cardinal:	1576.11.19
Ordained Priest:	1580?
Consecrated Bishop:	1590.01.08
Died:	1600.11.12 († 42)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Nuova (1577.12.11 – 1600.11.12)

Coadjutor Bishop of Brixen (Italy) (1580.06.15 – 1591.02.25)

Bishop of Konstanz (Germany) (1589.07.31 – 1600.11.12)

Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals (1590? – 1600.11.12)

Bishop of Brixen (Italy) (1591.02.25 – 1600.11.12)

Consistory of 1577.03.03 (1)

1. Cardinal Albrecht von Austria

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Croce in Gerusalemme pro illa vice Deaconry
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain)

Born:	1559.11.11 (Austria)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:	1577.03.03
Resigned as Cardinal:	1598.07.31
Died:	1621.07.13 († 61)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Croce in Gerusalemme pro illa vice Deaconry (1580.02.12 – 1598.07.31)

Titular Archbishop of Philippi (1594.11.07 – 1594.11.12)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) (1594.11.07 – 1594.11.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) (1594.11.12 – 1598.07.31)

Consistory of 1578.02.21 (9)

1. Cardinal Alessandro Riario

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli
former Patriarch of Alexandria

Born:	1543.12.03 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1572.08.24
Created Cardinal:	1578.02.21
Died:	1585.07.18 († 41)

Patriarch of Alexandria (1570.11.08 – 1585.07.18)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli (1578.03.03 – 1585.07.18)

2. Cardinal Claude de La Baume

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France)

Born:	1534 (Franche-Comté, France)
Ordained Priest:	1566.08.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1570.06.04
Created Cardinal:	1578.02.21
Died:	1584.06.14 (Arbois, France † 49)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1543.06.27 – 1584.06.14)

Abbot nullius of Saint-Claude (France) (1545 – 1546)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1580.08.24 – 1584.06.14)

3. Cardinal Louis de Guise

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims (France)

Born:	1555.07.06 (France)
Created Cardinal:	1578.02.21
Ordained Priest:	1579.01.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1580.03.13
Died:	1588.12.24 († 33)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims (France) (1574 – 1588.12.24)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1578.02.21 – 1588.12.24)

4. Cardinal Gerard van Groesbeeck (Gérard de Grœsbeek)

former Bishop of Liège (Belgium)

Born:	1517 (Belgium)
Ordained Priest:	1565
Consecrated Bishop:	1565.05.20
Created Cardinal:	1578.02.21
Died:	1580.12.23 († 62)

Coadjutor Bishop of Liège (Belgium) (1562.03 – 1565.02.23)

Bishop of Liège (Belgium) ([1564.06.05] 1565.02.23 – 1580.12.23)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1578.02.21 – 1580.12.23)

5. Cardinal Pedro de Deza

former Cardinal-Bishop of Albano

Born:	1520.03.26 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:	1578.02.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1600.06.18
Died:	1600.08.27 († 80)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane (1580.06.22 – 1584.01.09)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca (1584.01.09 – 1587.04.20)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (1587.04.20 – 1597.08.18)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1597.08.18 – 1600.04.23)

Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals (1597.08.18 – 1600.04.23)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1600.04.23 – 1600.08.27)

6. Cardinal Fernando de Toledo Oropesa

Born:	1520 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:	1578.02.21
Resigned as Cardinal:	1578.07.04
Died:	1590 († 70)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1578.02.21 – 1578.07.04)

7. Cardinal René de Birague

former Bishop of Lavaur (France)

Born:	1506.02.02 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1573?
Created Cardinal:	1578.02.21
Died:	1583.11.24 († 77)

Bishop of Lodève (France) (1573 – 1580)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1578.02.21 – 1583.11.24)

Bishop of Lavaur (France) (1582 – 1583)

8. Cardinal Charles de Lorraine de Vaudémont

former Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio
former Bishop of Verdun (France)

Born:	1561.04.20 (France)
Created Cardinal:	1578.02.21
Ordained Priest:	1586.11.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1586.11.25
Died:	1587.10.30 († 26)

Apostolic Administrator of Toul (France) (1580.03.09 – 1587.10.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Castres (France) (1583 – 1583)

Bishop of Verdun (France) (1585.01.07 – 1587.10.30)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica (1585.06.24 – 1587.04.20)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio (1587.04.20 – 1587.10.30)

9. Cardinal Giovanni Vincenzo Gonzaga, S.M.O.M.

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio

Born:	1540.12.08 (Italy)
Created Cardinal:	1578.02.21
Ordained Priest:	1586.01.12
Died:	1591.12.23 († 51)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro (1578.11.21 – 1583.12.19)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (1583.12.19 – 1585.12.18)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title (1585.12.18 – 1587.04.20)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio (1587.04.20 – 1591.12.23)

Consistory of 1578.12.15 (1)

1. Cardinal Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela

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

Born:	1512.01.13 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1572.04.15
Created Cardinal:	1578.12.15
Died:	1594.11.12 († 82)

Bishop of Cuenca (Spain) (1571.12.17 – 1577.09.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) (1577.09.06 – 1594.11.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina (1578.12.15 – 1594.11.12)