The September 1590 papal conclave elected Cardinal Giovanni Battista Castagna as Pope Urban VII. There were sixty-seven cardinals attending: seven were French, three Spanish, two Germans, two Poles, and the rest Italian. Cardinals attending: *

Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni (also known as Gian Antonio, Gianantonio; 1519–1591) was an Italian Cardinal. Life Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni was born in Milan in 1519 to a prominent family. He was brother of Gabrio (condottiero and general) and G ...

, (aged 71), Suburbicarian Bishop of Ostia and Velletri,

Dean of the Sacred College The dean of the College of Cardinals ( la, Decanus Collegii Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalium) presides over the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church, serving as ''primus inter pares'' (first among equals). The position was establi ...

* Alfonso Gesualdo (aged 50), Suburbicarian

Bishop of Porto The Portuguese Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto ( la, Dioecesis Portugallensis) (Oporto) is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga. Its see at Porto is in the Norte region, and the second largest city in Portugal. History The diocese was pro ...

and Santa Rufina * Innico d'Avalos d'Aragona (aged 55 or 56), Suburbicarian

Bishop of Frascati The Diocese of Frascati (Lat.: ''Tusculana'') is a suburbicarian see of the Holy Roman Church and a diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy, based at Frascati, near Rome. The bishop of Frascati is a Cardinal Bishop; from the Latin name of the a ...

Marco Antonio Colonna Marco Antonio Colonna (1523–1597) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography A member of the Colonna family, Marco Antonio Colonna was born in Rome in 1523, the son of Roman nobles Camillo Colonna and Vittoria Colonna. He ...

, Suburbicarian Bishop of Palestrina * Tolomeo Gallio (aged 63), Suburbicarian

Bishop of Sabina A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...

Gabriele Paleotti Gabriele Paleotti (4 October 1522 – 22 July 1597) was an Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Bologna. He was a significant figure in, and source about, the later sessions of the Council of Trent, and much later a candidate for the papacy in 1590, ...

(aged 68), Suburbicarian Bishop of Albano *

Girolamo Simoncelli Girolamo Simoncelli (1522, Orvieto, then in the Papal States – 24 February 1605, Rome) was an Italian cardinal. Life Simoncelli was made a cardinal by his great-uncle, Pope Julius III, in the consistory of 22 December 1553. He was elected bish ...

(aged 68), Cardinal Priest of Santa Prisca; Administrator of Orvieto. * Markus Sitticus von Hohenems Altemps (aged 57), nephew of Pius IV, Cardinal Priest of S. Giorgio in Velabro *

Nicolas de Pellevé Nicolas Pellevé. Nicolas de Pellevé (18 October 1518 – 24 March 1594) was a French archbishop and Cardinal. He was a major figure of the Catholic League. Early life Nicolas de Pellevé, the second son of Charles de Pellevé, Sieur de Jo ...

(aged 75), Cardinal Priest of S. Prassede (died 1594) Archbishop of Sens. * Ludovico Madruzzo (aged 58), nephew of Cardinal Cristoforo Madruzzi, Cardinal Priest of S. Onofrio (d. 1600) Bishop of Trent. *

Michele Bonelli Carlo Michele Bonelli, Cardinal Alessandrino (25 November 1541– 28 March 1598) was an Italian senior papal diplomat with a distinguished career that spanned two decades from 1571. Biography Born in Bosco Marengo, he was the son of Marco ...

, OP (aged 49), Cardinal Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina, Cardinal Vicar of Rome, grand nephew of

Pius V Pope Pius V ( it, Pio V; 17 January 1504 – 1 May 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri (from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri, O.P.), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1566 to his death in May 1572. He is v ...

, *

Antonio Carafa Antonio Carafa (1538 – 13 January 1591) was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal from the House of Carafa. Biography Early years Antonio Carafa was born in Naples to Rinaldo I Carafello Carafa, a local patrician, and Giovanna of the ''signor ...

(aged 52), Cardinal Priest of S. Giovanni e Paolo *

Giulio Antonio Santorio Giulio Antonio Santorio (6 June 1532 – 9 May 1602) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Santorio was born in Caserta. He served as Archbishop of Santa Severina from 1566 until his death.

(aged 57), Cardinal Priest of S. Bartolommeo all' Isola *

Girolamo Rusticucci Girolamo Rusticucci (1537 – 14 June 1603) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop. He was personal secretary to Cardinal Michele Ghislieri, later Pope Pius V, who made Rusticucci a cardinal. He occupied numerous important positions, i ...

(aged 53), Cardinal Priest of S. Susanna, former Bishop of SinigagliaVicar General of Rome *

Gian Girolamo Albani Gian Girolamo Albani (1509–1591) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal of Albanian descent. Biography A member of the Albani family, Gian Girolamo Albani was born in Bergamo on 3 January 1509, the son of Count Francesco Albani.< ...

(aged 86), Cardinal Priest of

San Giovanni a Porta Latina San Giovanni a Porta Latina (Italian: "Saint John Before the Latin Gate") is a Basilica church in Rome, Italy, near the Porta Latina (on the Via Latina) of the Aurelian Wall. History According to Tertullian, as quoted by Saint Jerome, in the y ...

Pedro de Deza Pedro de Deza (1520–1600) was a Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop. Biography Background Pedro de Deza was born in Seville on 26 March 1520, the son of Antonio de Deza and Beatriz de Portugal. He was the nephew of Diego Deza, Archbis ...

(aged 70), Cardinal Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati; professor of law at Salamanca. Grand Inquisitor * Giovanni Vincenzo Gonzaga (aged 49), Cardinal Priest of S. Alessio. Knight of St. John of Jerusalem * Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti (aged 71), Cardinal Priest of

Santi Quattro Coronati Santi Quattro Coronati is an ancient basilica in Rome, Italy. The church dates back to the fourth or fifth century, and is devoted to four anonymous saints and martyrs. The complex of the basilica with its two courtyards, the fortified Cardinal P ...

* Giovanni Battista Castagna (aged 68), Cardinal Priest of S. Marcello. Doctor in ''utroque iure'', Bologna elected as Pope Urban VII * Alessandro de' Medici (aged 55), Cardinal Priest of S. Giovanni e Paolo * Niccolò Sfondrati (aged 55), Cardinal Priest of S. Cecilia

Bishop of Cremona The Diocese of Cremona ( la, Dioecesis Cremonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan. ...

* Giulio Canani (aged 66), Cardinal Priest of S. Anastasia

Bishop of Modena A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

Agostino Valier Agostino Valier (7 April 1531 – 24 May 1606), also Augustinus Valerius or Valerio, was an Italian cardinal and bishop of Verona. He was a reforming bishop, putting into effect the decisions of the Council of Trent by means of administrative and ...

(aged 59), Cardinal Priest of S. Marco; Bishop of Verona * Antonmaria Salviati (aged 53), Cardinal Priest of S. Maria della Pace * Vincenzo Lauro (aged 67) Cardinal Priest of S. Clemente,

Bishop of Mondovi A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

Simeone Tagliavia d'Aragonia Simeone Tagliavia d'Aragonia (1550–1604) was a Sicilian cardinal and bishop. Biography Simeone Tagliavia d'Aragonia was born in Castelvetrano, a family fief near Mazara del Vallo, Kingdom of Sicily on 20 May 1550, the son of Carlo d'Aragona ...

(aged 40), Cardinal Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli *

Filippo Spinola Filippo Spinola (1 December 1535 – 20 August 1593) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography A member of the Spinola family, Filippo Spinola was born in Genoa on 1 December 1535, the son of Agostino Spinola, count of Tassa ...

(aged 55), Cardinal Priest of S. Sabina * Scipione Lancelotti (aged 63), Cardinal Priest of S. Salvatore in Lauro * Giovanni Battista Castrucci (aged 49), Cardinal Priest of S. Maria in Aracoeli,

Archbishop of Chieti The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto ( la, Archidioecesis Theatina-Vastensis) received that name in 1986. The historic Archdiocese of Chieti was elevated from a diocese in 1526. History Chieti is the ancient ''Teate''. In the Go ...

* Federico Cornaro (aged 59), Cardinal Priest of S. Stefano Rotondo, Bishop of Padua *Domenico Pinello (aged 49), Cardinal Priest of S. Crisogono, professor of law at Padua; Archpriest of S. Maria Maggiore * Ippolito Aldobrandini (aged 54), Cardinal Priest of S. Pancrazio; Major Penitentiary *Girolamo della Rovere (aged 62), Cardinal Priest of S. Pietro in vincoli,

Archbishop of Turin The Archdiocese of Turin ( la, Archidioecesis Taurinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Italy.Girolamo Bernerio Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. (1540 – 5 August 1611) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Bernerio was born in Corregio. He served as Bishop of Ascoli Piceno from 1586 until his resignation in 1605. He was ...

, OP (aged 50), Cardinal Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva,

Bishop of Ascoli Piceno The Italian Catholic Diocese of Ascoli Piceno ( la, Dioecesis Asculanus in Piceno) in the Marche, has existed since the fourth century. Historically immediately dependent on the Holy See, it is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fermo.

*Antonio Maria Galli (37), Cardinal Priest of S. Agnese in Agone,

Bishop of Perugia A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

*Costanzo da Sarnano, OFM Conv. (aged 59), Cardinal Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio *

Benedetto Giustiniani Benedetto Giustiniani (5 June 1554 – 27 March 1621) was an Italian clergyman who was made a cardinal in the consistory of 16 November 1586 by Pope Sixtus V. He participated in the papal conclaves of 1592 and 1621. From 1615 to 1620 he was bis ...

(aged 36), Cardinal Priest of S. Marcello *

William Allen William Allen may refer to: Politicians United States *William Allen (congressman) (1827–1881), United States Representative from Ohio *William Allen (governor) (1803–1879), U.S. Representative, Senator, and 31st Governor of Ohio *William ...

(aged 58), Cardinal Priest of SS. Silvestro e Martino *

Scipione Gonzaga Scipione Gonzaga (1542 – 1593) was an Italian cardinal, chiefly remembered for his friendship and patronage of the troubled poet Torquato Tasso and his support, against other family members, for his cousin Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. Life Born o ...

(aged 47), Cardinal Priest of S. Maria del Popolo, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem *

Antonmaria Sauli Antonio Maria Sauli (sometimes Antonio Sauli) (1541–1623) was the Archbishop of Genoa and later a Roman Catholic Cardinal, serving as the dean of the College of Cardinals for the last three years of his life. Sauli was born in Genoa. He was a ...

(aged 49), Cardinal Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio, former

Bishop of Genoa The Archdiocese of Genoa ( la, Archidioecesis Ianuensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. Erected in the 3rd century, it was elevated to an archdiocese on 20 March 1133. The archdiocese of Ge ...

*Giovanni Palotta (aged 42), Cardinal Priest of S. Matteo in Merulana, former archbishop of Cosenza, Archpriest of the Vatican Basilica Papal Datary *Juan Hurtado de Mendoza (aged 42), Cardinal Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere * Giovan Francesco Morosini (aged 53), Cardinal Priest of S. Maria in Via, Bishop of Brescia *Mariano Pierbenedetti (aged 52) Cardinal Priest of SS. Marcellino e Pietro * Gregorio Petrocchini (aged 55), Cardinal Priest of S. Agostino * Francesco Sforza di Santa Fiora (aged 28), Cardinal Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata, Grand-nephew of Pope Paul III. *

Alessandro Damasceni Peretti Alessandro Damasceni Peretti di Montalto (1571 – 2 June 1623) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal Bishop. He received the title by his uncle Felice Peretti after the latter was elected Pope Sixtus V on 24 April 1585, in the consistory on 13 Ma ...

(aged 19), Cardinal Deacon of S. Lorenzo in Damaso, Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church, grand-nephew of

Sixtus V Pope Sixtus V ( it, Sisto V; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order ...

Girolamo Mattei Girolamo Mattei (8 February 1547 – 8 December 1603) was an Italian Cardinal from the House of Mattei. Biography Mattei was born 8 February 1547, the son of Alessandro Mattei and Emilia Mazzatosta. He was the younger brother of Ciriaco Matte ...

(aged 43), Cardinal Deacon of S. Eustachio *Ascanio Colonna (aged 30), Cardinal Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin. Knight of Malta *

Federico Borromeo Federico Borromeo (18 August 1564 – 21 September 1631) was an Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Milan, a prominent figure of Counter-Reformation Italy. Early life Federico Borromeo was born in Milan as the second son of Giulio Cesare Borrom ...

(aged 26), Cardinal Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere Tulliano *Agostino Cusani (aged 48), Cardinal Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna *

Francesco Maria Del Monte Francesco Maria del Monte, full name Francesco Maria Bourbon del Monte Santa Maria, (5 July 1549 – 27 August 1627) was an Italian Cardinal, diplomat, and connoisseur of the arts. His fame today rests on his early patronage of the important Bar ...

(aged 41), Cardinal Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica *

Guido Pepoli Guido Pepoli (May 6, 1560 – June 1599) was an Italian cardinal. He was ordained by Pope Sixtus V Pope Sixtus V ( it, Sisto V; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal ...

(aged 30), Cardinal Deacon of San Cosma e Damiano

Cardinals that did not attend

* Andreas von Austria (aged 31), Cardinal Deacon of Santa Maria Novae * Albrecht von Austria (aged 29), Cardinal Deacon of

Santa Croce in Gerusalemme The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem or Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, ( la, Basilica Sanctae Crucis in Hierusalem) is a Catholic Minor basilica and titular church in rione Esquilino, Rome, Italy. It is one of the Seven Pilgrim ...

* Gaspar de Quiroga y Vila (aged 78), Cardinal Priest of

Santa Balbina Santa Balbina is a Roman Catholic basilica church in located in the Aventine rione, adjacent to the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. History A church at the site initially was built in the 4th century over the house of consul Lucius Fabius Cilo. ...

Archbishop of Toledo This is a list of Bishops and Archbishops of Toledo ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Toletana).

* Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle (aged 59), Cardinal Deacon of

Santa Maria in Portico Santa Maria in Campitelli or Santa Maria in Portico (''Santa Maria in Portico di Campitelli'') is a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary on the narrow Piazza di Campitelli in Rione Sant'Angelo, Rome, Italy. The church is served by the Clerics Re ...

, Grand Master of the Sovereign order of the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem *

François de Joyeuse François de Joyeuse (24 June 1562 – 23 August 1615) was a French churchman and politician. Biography Born at Carcassonne, François de Joyeuse was the second son of Guillaume de Joyeuse and Marie Eléanor de Batarnay. As the younger son of a ...

(aged 28), Cardinal Priest of Santissima

Trinità dei Monti The church of the Santissima Trinità dei Monti, often called merely the Trinità dei Monti ( French: ''La Trinité-des-Monts''), is a Roman Catholic late Renaissance titular church in Rome, central Italy. It is best known for its position above ...

, Archbishop of Toulouse, Protector of France * Jerzy Radzvil (Radziwill) (aged 34), Cardinal Priest of

San Sisto Vecchio The Basilica of San Sisto Vecchio (in Via Appia) is one of the over sixty minor basilicas among the churches of Rome, and a titular church since 600 AD. As such, it is connected to the title of a Cardinal priest, currently Antoine Kambanda. Bas ...

Bishop of Krakow A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

Andrew Báthory Andrew Báthory ( hu, Báthory András; pl, Andrzej Batory; 1562 or 1563 – 3 November 1599) was the Cardinal-deacon of Sant'Adriano al Foro from 1584 to 1599, Prince-Bishop of Warmia from 1589 to 1599, and Prince of Transylvania in 1599. His ...

(aged 24), Cardinal Deacon of S. Adriano *

Rodrigo de Castro Osorio Rodrigo de Castro Osorio, (Valladolid, March 5, 1523 – Seville, 1600) was Cardinal-Bishop of Zamora (1574–1578) and Diocese of Cuenca (1578–1581), Archbishop of Seville, (1581–1600), a member of the Council of State of Spain and t ...

(aged 67), Cardinal Priest of SS. XII Apostoli, Archbishop of Seville *

Charles II de Bourbon-Vendôme Charles II of Bourbon (1562–1594), known as ''Cardinal de Vendôme'' and later as ''Cardinal de Bourbon'', was a prince of the blood of the House of Bourbon. When his Protestant cousin became King Henry IV of France in 1589, he raised the hopes ...

(aged 28), Cardinal Deacon without a deaconry, Archbishop-elect of Rouen * Enrico Caetani (aged 40), Cardinal Priest of

Santa Pudenziana Santa Pudenziana is a church of Rome, a basilica built in the 4th century and dedicated to Saint Pudentiana, sister of Praxedes and daughter of Pudens (mentioned by Paul the Apostle in ''2 Timothy'', 4: 21). It is one of the national churches in ...

Latin Patriarch of Alexandria Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple *Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people *Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple peo ...

, Cardinal Camerlengo Legate in France *Charles de Lorraine-Vaudemont (aged 23), Cardinal Deacon of S. Agata in Suburra *Philippe de Lenoncourt (aged 63), Cardinal Priest of

San Onofrio Sant'Onofrio al Gianicolo is a titular church in Trastevere, Rome. It is the official church of the papal order of knighthood Order of the Holy Sepulchre. A side chapel is dedicated to the Order and a former grand master, Nicola Canali is entomb ...

Pierre de Gondi Pierre de Gondi, cardinal de Retz (1533–1616) was a French bishop and cardinal of the Gondi family. Life Born in Lyon, he was a brother of Albert de Gondi (two of whose sons, Henri and Jean-François, succeeded Pierre as bishop of Paris) and a ...

(aged 58), Cardinal Priest of

San Silvestro in Capite The Basilica of Saint Sylvester the First, also known as ( it, San Silvestro in Capite, la, Sancti Silvestri in Capite), is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and titular church in Rome dedicated to Pope Sylvester I (d. AD 335). It is located on t ...

, Bishop of Paris

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