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 States from 24 April 1585 to his death in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order ...

(r. 1585–1590) created 33 new cardinals in eight consistories:

13 May 1585

# Alessandro Peretti di Montalto, grand-nephew of the Pope – cardinal-deacon of S. Girolamo degli Schiavone (received the title on 14 June 1585), then cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (20 April 1587), cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (11 September 1587), cardinal-deacon of S. Lorenzo in Damaso (13 March 1589), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso (30 March 1620), cardinal-bishop of Albano (6 April 1620), † 2 June 1623

18 December 1585

All the new cardinals received their titular churches on 15 January 1586. #

Enrico Caetani Enrico Caetani (6 August 1550 – 13 December 1599) was an Italian cardinal. Early life He was born at Sermoneta, the second son of Bonifacio, lord of Sermoneta, and Caterina di Alberto Pio, daughter of the lord of Carpi. He was the nephew of Car ...

, titular patriarch of Antioch – cardinal-priest of S. Pudenziana, † 13 December 1599 # György Drašković, archbishop of Kalocsa-Bacs – cardinal-priest without the title, † 21 January 1587 #

Giovanni Battista Castrucci Giovanni Battista Castrucci (1541–1595) was a Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient ...

, archbishop of Chieti – cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Aracoeli, then cardinal-priest of SS. Giovanni e Paolo (14 February 1592), † 18 August 1595 # Federico Cornaro, O.S.Io.Hieros., bishop of Padua – cardinal-priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio, † 4 October 1590 # Ippolito de Rossi, bishop of Pavia – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Portico, then cardinal-priest of

San Biagio dell'Anello San Biagio dell'Anello () was a titular church in Rome, dedicated to Saint Blaise. Cardinal-priests * Ippolito de' Rossi (1587-1591) * Guido Pepoli (1595-1596) * Fernando Niño de Guevara (1597-1599) * Bonviso Bonvisi (1599-1603) * Girolamo Pamp ...

(27 April 1587), † 28 April 1591 #

Domenico Pinelli Domenico Pinelli, seniore (1541–1611) was a Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient ...

– cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna, then cardinal-priest of S. Crisogono (14 January 1591), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (22 April 1602), cardinal-bishop of Albano (19 February 1603), cardinal-bishop of Frascati (16 June 1603), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (1 June 1605), cardinal-bishop of Ostia e Velletri (7 February 1607), † 9 August 1611 #

Decio Azzolini Decio Azzolino (11 April 1623 – 8 June 1689) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal, code-breaker, investigator and leader of the Squadrone Volante. Early life Azzolino was born at Fermo, the son of Pompeo Azzolino and Giulia Ruffo. He was the gre ...

, bishop of Cervia – cardinal-priest of S. Matteo in Merulana, † 9 October 1587 # Ippolito Aldobrandini, datary of His Holiness – cardinal-priest of S. Pancrazio; became Pope Clement VIII on 30 January 1592, † 5 March 1605

16 November 1586

Girolamo della Rovere Girolamo is an Italian language, Italian variant of the name Hieronymus. Its English language, English equivalent is Jerome (given name), Jerome. It may refer to: * Girolamo Cardano (1501–1576), Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, ast ...

, archbishop of Turin – cardinal-priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (received the title on 14 January 1587), † 26 January 1592 #

Philippe de Lenoncourt Philippe de Lenoncourt (born 1527 in the Coupvray Castle; died on December 13, 1592 in Rome, Papal States) was a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. Biography Philippe de Lenoncourt was elected bishop of Châlons in 1550 as the successor ...

– cardinal-priest of S. Onofrio (received the title on 15 January 1588), † 13 December 1592 #

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 ...

O.P., bishop of Ascoli-Piceno – cardinal-priest of S. Tommaso in Parione (received the title on 14 January 1587), then cardinal-priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (8 November 1589), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (17 June 1602), cardinal-bishop of Albano (16 June 1603), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (7 February 1607), † 5 August 1611 # Antonio Maria Galli,
page 141. bishop of Perugia – cardinal-priest of S. Agnese in Agone (received the title on 14 January 1587), then cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (30 August 1600), cardinal-bishop of Frascati (1 June 1605), cardinal-bishop of Palestrina (28 May 1608), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (17 August 1611), cardinal-bishop of Ostia e Velletri (16 September 1615), † 30 March 1620 # Costanzo da Sarnano O.F.M. Conv. – cardinal-priest of S. Vitale (received the title on 14 January 1587), then cardinal-priest of S. Pietro in Montorio (20 April 1587), † 20 December 1595 # Girolamo Mattei, auditor of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-deacon of S. Adriano (received the title on 14 January 1587), then cardinal-deacon of S. Agata in Suburra (20 April 1587), cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (11 September 1587), cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (20 March 1589), cardinal-priest without the title (16 February 1592), cardinal-priest of S. Pancrazio (9 March 1592) † 8 December 1603 #

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 bisho ...

, treasurer general of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro (received the title on 14 January 1587), then cardinal-deacon of S. Agata in Suburra (20 April 1587), cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (20 March 1589), cardinal-priest of S. Marcello (7 January 1591), cardinal-priest of S. Prisca (17 March 1599), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (17 August 1611), cardinal-bishop of Palestrina (4 June 1612), cardinal-bishop of Sabina (16 September 1615), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (31 August 1620), † 27 March 1621 #

Ascanio Colonna Ascanio Colonna (1560–1608) was an Italian Cardinal who in his lifetime enjoyed a reputation for eloquence and learning.Franca Petrucci,Colonna, Ascanio, in ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'', vol. 27 (1982) Life Colonna was born in Mar ...

– cardinal-deacon of SS. Vito e Modesto (received the title on 25 February 1587), then cardinal-deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere (5 December 1588), cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (14 January 1591), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Cosmedin (8 November 1599), cardinal-priest of S. Pudenziana (15 December 1599), cardinal-priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (30 January 1606), cardinal-bishop of Palestrina (5 June 1606), † 17 May 1608

7 August 1587

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– cardinal-priest of SS. Silvestro e Martino (received the title on 31 August 1587), † 16 October 1594

18 December 1587

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 on 1 ...

, titular patriarch of Jerusalem – cardinal-priest of S. Maria del Popolo (received the title on 15 January 1588), † 11 January 1593 #

Antonio Maria 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 ...

, archbishop of Genoa – cardinal-priest of S. Vitale (received the title on 15 January 1588), then cardinal-priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio (14 January 1591), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (19 February 1603), cardinal-bishop of Albano (7 February 1607), cardinal-bishop of Sabina (17 August 1611), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (16 September 1615), cardinal-bishop of Ostia e Velletri (6 April 1620), † 24 August 1623 # Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta, archbishop of Cosenza, datary of His Holiness – cardinal-priest of S. Matteo in Merulana (received the title on 15 January 1588), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (16 June 1603), cardinal-bishop of Frascati (24 January 1611), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (6 April 1620), † 22 August 1620 #

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 ...

, bishop of Paris – cardinal-priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (received the title on 23 May 1588), † 17 February 1616 #

Stefano Bonucci Stefano is the Italian language, Italian form of the masculine given name Στέφανος (Stefanos, Stephen). The name is of Greek origin, Στέφανος, meaning a person who made a significant achievement and has been crowned. In Orthodox Ch ...

O. Serv., bishop of Arezzo – cardinal-priest of SS. Marcellino e Pietro (received the title on 15 January 1588), † 2 January 1589 # Juan Hurtado de Mendoza – cardinal-priest of S. Maria Traspontina (received the title on 6 March 1589), † 6 January 1592 #

Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle Fra' Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle (13 April 1531 – 4 May 1595) was the 51st Grand Master of the Order of Malta, between 1582 and 1595. History He is mainly remembered for the reconstruction of the hunting lodge at Boschetto which was rename ...

, O.S.Io.Hieros., Grand Master of Order of St. John of Jerusalem – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Portico (received the title on 15 January 1588), † 4 May 1595 # Federico Borromeo – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Domnica (received the title on 15 January 1588), then cardinal-deacon of SS. Cosma e Damiano (9 January 1589), cardinal-deacon of S. Agata in Suburra (20 March 1589), cardinal-deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere (14 January 1591), cardinal-priest of S. Nicola in Carcere (17 September 1593), cardinal-priest of S. Maria degli Angeli (25 October 1593), † 21 September 1631

15 July 1588

# Giovan Francesco Morosini, bishop of Brescia – cardinal-priest of SS. Nereo ed Achilleo (received the title on 27 July 1588), then cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Via (28 March 1590), † 10 January 1596

14 December 1588

All the new cardinals received their titular churches on 9 January 1589. # Agostino Cusani, auditor general of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-deacon of S. Adriano, then cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna (14 January 1591), cardinal-priest of SS. Giovanni e Paolo (30 August 1595), † 20 October 1598 #

Francesco Maria Bourbon 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 ...

– cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Domnica, then cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Domnica (6 March 1591), cardinal-priest of SS. Quirico e Giulitta (5 April 1591), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Aracoeli (14 February 1592), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (24 January 1611), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (4 June 1612), cardinal-bishop of Palestrina (16 September 1615), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (29 March 1621), cardinal-bishop of Ostia e Velletri (27 September 1623), † 27 August 1626

20 December 1589

# Mariano Pierbenedetti, bishop of Martorano – cardinal-priest of SS. Marcellino e Pietro (received the title on 15 January 1590), then cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (7 February 1607), cardinal-bishop of Frascati (28 May 1608), † 21 January 1611 #

Gregorio Petrocchini Gregorio Petrocchini (1535 – 19 May 1612) was an Italian people, Italian cardinal at the end of sixteenth and early seventeenth century. Biography Gregorio Petrocchini was born in 1535 in Montelparo, now in the province of Fermo in the r ...

, O.E.S.A., master general of the order of Augustinians – cardinal-priest of S. Agostino (received the title on 23 March 1590), then cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (28 May 1608), cardinal-priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (24 January 1611), cardinal-bishop of Palestrina (17 August 1611), † 19 May 1612 #

Charles de Lorraine-Vaudémont Charles of Lorraine (1 July 1567 – 24 November 1607) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Metz (from 18 July 1578) and Strasbourg (from 1 July 1592). Pope Sixtus V made him a cardinal-deacon in 1589, and in 1591 gave him the titular church of Sant'Ag ...

, el. Metz – cardinal-deacon of S. Agata in Suburra (received the title on 5 April 1591), † 24 November 1607 # Guido Pepoli – cardinal-deacon of SS. Cosma e Damiano (received the title on 15 January 1590), then cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (6 February 1592), cardinal-priest of

(12 June 1595), cardinal-priest of San Pietro in Montorio (8 January 1596), † 25 January 1599

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