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Ercole Gonzaga

Catholic cardinal
Person human Q2631018
Ercole Gonzaga
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Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
November 23, 1505
Date of death
March 2, 1563
Place of birth
Mantua
Place of death
Trento
Occupation
Latin Catholic priest, transitional deacon, Catholic deacon, Catholic bishop, Latin Catholic bishop
Position held
cardinal-deacon, Roman Catholic Bishop of Mantova, apostolic administrator of Tarazona, cardinal priest, cardinal[14][15][16][17][18]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[19]
Father
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua[11]
Mother
Isabella d'Este[12]
Child
Giulio Cesare Gonzaga[13]
Sibling
Eleonora Gonzaga, Ferrante Gonzaga, Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Ippolita Gonzaga[38][39][40][41]
Cause of death
infectious disease[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Italian[32]
Consecrator
Girolamo Seripando, Giovanni Tommaso Sanfelice, Angelo Massarelli[33][34][35]
Described by source
The Catholic Encyclopedia[26]
Family
House of Gonzaga[21]
Family name
Gonzaga[23]
Given name
Ercole[24]
Manner of death
natural causes[25]
Name
Ercole[36]
P14608
121014711
Participant in
1534 papal conclave, 1549–50 papal conclave, April 1555 papal conclave, May 1555 papal conclave, 1559 papal conclave[27][28][29][30][31]
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Place of burial
Mantua[10]
Significant person
Pietro Bembo[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ercole Cardinal Gonzaga en Ercole Gonzaga cs Herkules Gonzaga cs Ercole Gonzaga el Έρκολε Γκοντζάγκα, καρδινάλιος fr Hercule Gonzague fr Ercole Gonzaga he ארקולה גונזגה pt Hércules Gonzaga zh 伊洛可·貢扎加 zh 埃爾科萊·貢扎加 zh 赫丘利·岡薩加
🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
0000000110198880
VIAF cluster ID
858762
Library of Congress authority ID
no2001067534
GND ID
121014711, 1418376469
Base Budé person ID
6284
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12129092p
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01326439
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
06635a
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
gnzg
DDB person (GND) ID
121014711
De Agostini ID
Gonzaga,+Èrcole
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
121014711
Show all 47 identifiers +35
EDIT16 catalogue author ID
6203
Enciclopedia di Roma person ID
4041
FAST ID
1565835
FINA Wiki ID
5870
Freebase ID
/m/02q516v
Geni.com profile ID
6000000015100832514
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/516207738286
IdRef ID
109971353
IxTheo authority ID
149600704
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
121014711
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
G/gonzaga-ercole-de
Mirabile author ID
35836
NBM authority ID
38827
NUKAT ID
n2010116304
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007332522405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812675250505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4717696
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
326385207
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110810105011667
PUG authority ID
222324
Parsifal cluster ID
33014
Prabook ID
2420294
RISM ID
people/41001521
SBN author ID
BVEV045639
SHARE Catalogue author ID
176902
SNAC ARK ID
w6mw4n4j
Sandrart.net person ID
1622
Symogih.org ID
Actr46838
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID
1527:Gonzaga
Treccani ID
ercole-gonzaga
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID
ercole-gonzaga
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/110707
WeRelate person ID
Ercole_Gonzaga_(1)
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkXBWkmhWJc7tpD6TGbVC
Yale LUX ID
person/470c2365-440d-46ef-a0d9-14418788681d
🔗 Connections
Participant in 5
1549–50 papal conclave, 1534 papal conclave, 1559 papal conclave, April 1555 papal conclave, May 1555 papal conclave
Participated in 5
1549–50 papal conclave, 1534 papal conclave, 1559 papal conclave, April 1555 papal conclave, May 1555 papal conclave
Sibling 4
Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Ferrante Gonzaga, Eleonora Gonzaga, Ippolita Gonzaga
Siblings 4
Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Ferrante Gonzaga, Eleonora Gonzaga, Ippolita Gonzaga
Consecrator 2
Girolamo Seripando, Angelo Massarelli
Occupation 2
Catholic bishop, Latin Catholic priest
Parent of 2
Isabella d'Este, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua
Position held 2
cardinal-deacon, cardinal priest
Cause of death 1
infectious disease
Described by source 1
The Catholic Encyclopedia
Employees / affiliates 1
Lodovico Ferrari
Family 1
House of Gonzaga
Father 1
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua
Given name 1
Ercole
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Italian
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mother 1
Isabella d'Este
Place of birth 1
Mantua
Place of burial 1
Mantua
Place of death 1
Trento
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant person 1
Pietro Bembo
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Summary

Ercole Gonzaga was born on November 23, 1505[1], in Mantua[2]. He died on March 2, 1563[3], in Trento[4]. He worked as a Latin Catholic priest[5], transitional deacon[6], Catholic deacon[7], Catholic bishop[8], and Latin Catholic bishop[9].

FAQs

Where was Ercole Gonzaga born?

Ercole Gonzaga was born in Mantua[2].

Where did Ercole Gonzaga die?

Ercole Gonzaga died in Trento[4].

Who were Ercole Gonzaga's parents?

Ercole Gonzaga's father was Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua[11]. Ercole Gonzaga's mother was Isabella d'Este[12].

What did Ercole Gonzaga do for work?

Ercole Gonzaga worked as a Latin Catholic priest[5], transitional deacon[6], Catholic deacon[7], Catholic bishop[8], and Latin Catholic bishop[9].

Related Entities

infectious disease Isabella d'Este Lodovico Ferrari Mantua Pietro Bembo Trento

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [8] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Vies des peintres, sculpteurs et architectes. wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Poland MMS ID → 9812675250505606
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'hr', 'it', 'no', 'p
    GND ID → 121014711, 1418376469
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 121014711
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  3. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Latin Catholic priest, transitional deacon, Catholic deacon +2
    Position held → cardinal-deacon, Roman Catholic Bishop of Mantova, apostolic administrator of Tarazona +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Position held: cardinal"
  4. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Latin Catholic priest, transitional deacon, Catholic deacon +2
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  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Sibling → Eleonora Gonzaga, Ferrante Gonzaga, Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua +1
    Place of burial → Mantua
    Place of death → Trento
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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