- Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora
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name = Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora
See =
Title =Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
Period =October 22 ,1537 -October 6 ,1564
cardinal =Cardinal deacon ofSanta Maria in Via Lata
Predecessor =Agostino Spinola
Successor = Vitellozzo Vitelli
Reason for exit=
Reason =
post = Bishop of Montefiascone
cardinal =December 18 ,1534
Rank =
date of birth = Birth date|1518|11|26|mf=y
place of birth =Rome ,Italy
date of death = Death date and age|1564|10|6|1518|11|26
place of death =Mantua ,Italy Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora (
1518 ,November 26 ,Rome —1564 ,October 6 ,Mantua ) was an Italian cardinal, known also as "The cardinal of Santa Fiora". Son of CostanzaFarnese and therefore grand son ofPope Paul III , brother of cardinal Alessandro Sforza (1565), uncle of cardinal Francesco Sforza and great-uncle of cardinalFederico Sforza (1645). During his cardinalate he served as legate or administrator of different towns and sees.His ecclesiastical career started very early. He was elected bishop of "Montefiascone e Corneto", nowadays
Diocese of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino onNovember 12 ,1528 . He resigned onJune 4 ,1548 .Created
cardinal deacon in theconsistory ofDecember 18 ,1534 byPope Paul III with the deaconry ofSanti Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia . Later he was appointedCamerlengo of the Holy Roman Church onOctober 22 ,1537 till his death. Opted for the deaconry ofSanta Maria in Cosmedin onMay 31 ,1540 . Opted for the deaconry ofSant'Eustachio onDecember 10 ,1540 . OnMarch 9 ,1552 he was opted for the deaconry ofSanta Maria in Via Lata . He participated in thePapal conclave, April 1555 and in the followingPapal conclave, May 1555 . In the same year he was accused in conspiracy in favor ofSpain and briefly incarcerated. He took part in thePapal conclave, 1559 .Cardinal di Santa Fiora died on
October 6 ,1564 of fever inMantua . His body was transfered toRome and buried in his family's chapel in the patriarchalLiberian basilica .ources
* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1534.htm#Sforza Tha Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical dictionary]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsforza.html Catholic Hierarchy data for this cardinal][Category:Bishops of Montefiascone]
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