Died 1574, Rome, Italy | ||
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Similar Pope Clement XII, Pope Honorius II, Pope Celestine II, Pope Stephen VI, Pope Callixtus II | ||
Giulio Acquaviva d'Aragona (1546–1574) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography
Giulio Acquaviva d'Aragona was born in Naples in 1546, the son of patricians Giangirolamo Acquaviva d'Aragona, 8th Duke of Atri (great-grandson of Andrea Matteo Acquaviva), and his wife Margherita Pio di Carpi. He was the nephew of Cardinal Giovanni Vincenzo Acquaviva d'Aragona and of Claudio Acquaviva, the Superior General of the Jesuits. His brother Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona also became cardinal and another brother, Rodolfo Acquaviva, is remembered for becoming a Christian martyr in India.
He moved to Rome in 1566. There, he became a Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura. Pope Pius V sent him as ambassador to Phillip II of Spain in an attempt to resolve the dispute between Charles Borromeo, the Archbishop of Milan, and his clergy. He accomplished this mission successfully, earning the goodwill of the pope.
Pope Pius V made him a cardinal deacon in the consistory of May 17, 1570. He received the red hat and the deaconry of San Teodoro on June 9, 1570. He attended Pope Pius V on his deathbed. He participated in the papal conclave of 1572 that elected Pope Gregory XIII.
He died in Rome on July 21, 1574. He was buried in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.