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Giovanni Vincenzo Kardinal Gonzaga (* 8. Dezember 1540 in Palermo; † 23. Dezember 1591 in Rom) war der Sohn des Grafen Ferrante I. Gonzaga von Guastalla und seit 1578 Kardinal.
Seine Mutter war Isabella von Capua († 17. September 1559), eine Tochter des Fürsten Ferdinand von Molfetta. Sein Bruder war der Kardinal Francesco II. Gonzaga und sein Onkel Ercole Gonzaga.
Giovanni Vincenzo war Ritter des Malteserordens und Prior von Barletta.
Papst Gregor XIII. erhob ihm im Konsistorium vom 21. Februar 1578 zum Kardinaldiakon, ab 1583 von Santa Maria in Cosmedin. 1985 wurde er unter Beibehaltung der Titelkirche zum Kardinalpriester pro illa vice erhoben.
Am 7. August 1587 wurde er von Papst Sixtus V. zum Kardinalpriester der Titelkirche Santi Bonifacio e Alessio erhoben.
Nach seinem Tod wurde Giovanni Vincenzo in der Kirche von S. Alessio in Rom beerdigt.

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Birthday December 8, 1540

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1540: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 6 » King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
    • May 9 » Hernando de Alarcón sets sail on an expedition to the Gulf of California.
    • July 9 » King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
    • July 28 » Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
    • August 15 » Arequipa, Peru is founded.
    • September 27 » The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.

Day of death December 23, 1591

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1591: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 18 » King Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Mingyi Swa of Burma in single combat, for which this date is now observed as Royal Thai Armed Forces day.
    • March 13 » At the Battle of Tondibi in Mali, Moroccan forces of the Saadi dynasty, led by Judar Pasha, defeat the Songhai Empire, despite being outnumbered by at least five to one.
    • October 29 » Pope Innocent IX is elected.


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