Agustín de Spínola Basadone

Agustín de Spínola Basadone (Genoa, 1597 – Seville, 1649) was a Spanish cardinal and statesman in the service of Philip IV. He was the son of Ambrogio Spinola, one of the greatest military commanders of his time.


Agustín de Spínola Basadone
Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola
Archbishop of Seville
ChurchCatholic Church
Orders
Consecration30 Apr 1623
by Andrés Pacheco
Personal details
Born1597
Died1649
Seville

Career

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Agustín pursued a career within the church. He was Protonotary apostolic until 1621, when he was made a Cardinal by Pope Paul V. He was Bishop of Tortosa in 1623, Archbishop of Granada in 1626 and Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela in 1630. He stayed in Rome between 1630 and 1635 and was the Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals in 1632 and 1633. In 1637 Spinola was called to the Spanish Court as a councillor. In 1643, he was captain-general of Galicia for 3 months. In 1645 he became Archbishop of Seville. He served until his death in 1649.[1]

Cardinal Spinola did not participate in any of the Papal conclaves of his time (1621-1644).

References

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  1. ^ Cheney, David M. "Agustín Cardinal Spínola Basadone". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Tortosa
1623–1626
Succeeded by
Preceded by Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
1623–1631
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Granada
1620–1626
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
1630–1645
Succeeded by
Preceded by Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola
1631–1649
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Seville
1645–1649
Succeeded by