Deceased Cardinals

a.d. 1580 – 1589

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Cardinals (39)
1580.01.18ItalyCardinal Archangelo de’ Bianchi, O.P. († 63)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio pro hac vice Title (1570.07.03 – 1580.01.18)

Bishop emeritus of Teano (Italy) (1566.09.16 – 1575.09)

1580.01.31PortugalCardinal Henrique de Portugal († 68)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati (1547.01.24 – 1580.01.31)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Évora (Portugal) (1574.12.15 – 1578.07.04)

1580.04.20ItalyCardinal Francesco Alciati († 58)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico Octaviae pro hac vice Title (1569.05.13 – 1580.04.20)

Bishop of Civitate (Italy) (1561.09.05 – 1580.04.20)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council (1565.09 – 1580.04.20)

1580.12.01ItalyCardinal Giovanni Girolamo Morone († 71)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1570.07.03 – 1580.12.01)

Bishop emeritus of Modena (Italy) (1564.02.23 – 1571.11.16)

1580.12.23BelgiumCardinal Gerard van Groesbeeck (Gérard de Grœsbeek) († 62)

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

1581.05.16ItalyCardinal Flavio Orsini († 48)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca (1578.07.09 – 1581.05.16)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina in commendum (1565.11.17 – 1581.05.16)

Bishop of Spoleto (Italy) (1562.12.16 – 1581.05.16)

1581.05.16ItalyCardinal Alessandro Sforza di Santa Fiora († 46)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (1565.05.15 – 1581.05.16)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1562 – 1581.05.16)

Bishop emeritus of Parma (Italy) (1560.04.26 – 1573.03.30)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (1573? – 1581.05.16)

1582.10.28GreeceCardinal Vincenzo Giustiniani, O.P. († 63)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina (1579.08.03 – 1582.10.28)

Master of the Order emeritus of Order of Preachers (Dominicans) (1558.05.29 – 1570.05.17)

1583.03.02ItalyCardinal Fulvio Giulio della Corgna, S.M.O.M. († 65)

Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1580.12.05 – 1583.03.02)

Bishop emeritus of Perugia (Italy) (1564.09.06 – 1574.05.05)

1583.08.22ItalyCardinal Marco Antonio Maffei († 61)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Callisto (1570.06.09 – 1583.08.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Chieti (Italy) (1553.07.14 – 1568.01.14)

Datary of His Holiness emeritus of Apostolic Dataria (1566 – 1570)

1583.11.24FranceCardinal René de Birague († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Lavaur (France) (1582 – 1583)

1583.12.19CroatiaCardinal Zaccaria Delfino († 56)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia (1579.08.17 – 1583.12.19)

Bishop emeritus of Hvar (Croatia) (1553.05.05 – 1574.03.22)

1584.05.10CroatiaCardinal Luigi Cornaro († 67)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco (1570.06.09 – 1584.05.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Zadar (Croatia) (1566 – 1567)

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1570.05.10 – 1584.05.10)

1584.06.14FranceCardinal Claude de La Baume († 49)

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

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

1584.11.03ItalySaint Cardinal Carlo Borromeo (Charles Borromeo) († 46)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede (1564.11.17 – 1584.11.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy) (1564.05.12 – 1584.11.03)

Secretary of State of Apostolic Secretariat (1560 – 1584.11.03)

1584.12.26GreeceCardinal Giovanni Francesco Commendone († 61)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco (1584.05.14 – 1584.12.26)

Bishop emeritus of Kefalonia–Zakynthos (Greece) (1555.10.25 – 1560)

1585.05.01ItalyCardinal Niccolò Caetani († 59)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eustachio pro hac vice Title (1552.03.09 – 1585.05.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Conza (Italy) (1539.08.08 – 1546.05.05)

Camerlengo emeritus of Sacred College of Cardinals (1577.01.06 – 1578.01.08)

1585.05.16ItalyCardinal Guido Luca Ferrero († 47)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito e Modesto in Macello Martyrum (1566.03.06 – 1585.05.16)

Commendatory Abbot emeritus of Nonantola (Italy) (1573 – 1582)

1585.05.17ItalyCardinal Alberto Bolognetti († 46)

Bishop emeritus of Massa Marittima e Populonia (Italy) (1579.04.27 – 1583)

1585.07.10FranceCardinal Georges d’Armagnac († 83)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Nicola in Carcere pro hac vice Title (1562.07.06 – 1585.07.10)

Bishop emeritus of Rodez (France) (1530.01.19 – 1561.06.27)

1585.07.18ItalyCardinal Alessandro Riario († 41)

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

Patriarch of Alexandria (1570.11.08 – 1585.07.18)

1585.10.06ItalyCardinal Guglielmo Sirleto († 70)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna (1565.10.26 – 1585.10.06)

Bishop emeritus of Squillace (Italy) (1568.02.27 – 1573.05.29)

Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library (1572.03.18 – 1585.10.06)

1585.11.29FranceCardinal Matthieu Cointerel († 65)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio (1584.01.09 – 1585.11.29)

1586.02.21ItalyCardinal Michele Della Torre († 74)

Bishop of Ceneda (Italy) (1547.02.07 – 1586.02.21)

1586.06.09ItalyCardinal Filippo Boncompagni († 37)

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

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

Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1579.08.07 – 1586.06.09)

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

1586.09.21FranceCardinal Antoine Perrenot de Granvella († 69)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1578.10.03 – 1586.09.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) ([1584.06.25] 1584.11.14 – 1586.09.21)

1586.09.29ItalyCardinal Pierdonato Cesi († 64)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia (1584.05.28 – 1586.09.29)

1586.12.30FranceCardinal Luigi d’Este († 47)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata (1583.12.19 – 1586.12.30)

1587.01.21HungaryCardinal György Draskovics (Juraj Drašković von Trakošćan) († 71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1582.04.30 – 1587.01.21)

1587.03.23FranceCardinal Charles d’Angennes de Rambouillet († 56)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eufemia (1570.11.20 – 1587.03.23)

Bishop of Le Mans (France) (1556.07.27 – 1587.03.23)

1587.05.05ItalyCardinal Gianfrancesco Gambara († 54)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1583.03.04 – 1587.05.05)

Bishop emeritus of Viterbo (Italy) (1566.10.07 – 1576?)

Bishop emeritus of Tuscanella (Italy) (1566.10.07 – 1576?)

1587.08.17ItalyCardinal Filippo Guastavillani († 45)

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

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

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

1587.10.09ItalyCardinal Decio Azzolini († 38)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Matteo in Merulana (1586.01.15 – 1587.10.09)

Bishop of Cervia (Italy) (1585.11.15 – 1587.10.09)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (1586.06? – 1587.10.09)

1587.10.30FranceCardinal Charles de Lorraine de Vaudémont († 26)

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

Bishop of Verdun (France) (1585.01.07 – 1587.10.30)

1587.12.05ItalyCardinal Giacomo Savelli († 63)

Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1583.03.09 – 1587.12.05)

Grand Inquisitor of Commission of Roman and Universal Inquisition (1577 – 1587.12.05)

1588.12.24FranceCardinal Louis de Guise († 33)

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

1589.01.02ItalyCardinal Stefano Bonucci, O.S.M. († 67)

Bishop of Arezzo (Italy) (1574.10.01 – 1589.01.02)

1589.03.02ItalyCardinal Alessandro Farnese († 68)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1580.12.05 – 1589.03.02)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso in commendum (1564.05.12 – 1589.03.02)

Vice-Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1535.08.13 – 1589.03.02)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (1543 – 1589.03.02)

1589.10.02FranceCardinal Prospero Santacroce († 75)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1589.03.02 – 1589.10.02)

Bishop emeritus of Kisamos (Greece) (1548.03.22 – 1572?)

See Also

Cardinals by Consistory

Cardinals by Name

Cardinals by Religious Order

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