Gianfrancesco Gambara

Gianfrancesco Gambara was born in Brescia on 16 February 1533, the son of Brunoro Gambara, count of Pralboino (a field marshal in the army of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor) and Virginia Pallavicini, widow of Ranuccio Farnese.

[1] During the pontificate of Pope Pius IV, he became a cleric of the Apostolic Camera, eventually becoming its president.

[1] Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal deacon in the consistory of 26 February 1561.

[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of Santi Marcellino e Pietro al Laterano (declared a deaconry pro illa vice) on 10 March 1561.

[1] He opted for the titular church of San Clemente on 9 July 1578, and then for Santa Maria in Trastevere on 17 August 1579.