Pope Innocent IX (r. 1591) created two cardinals in one consistory on 18 December 1591:
1. Filippo Sega, bishop of Piacenza – cardinal-priest of S. Onofrio (received the title on 5 December 1594), † 29 May 1596
2. Giovanni Antonio Faccinetti de Nuce, grand-nephew of the Pope – cardinal-deacon without the title, then cardinal-priest of SS. IV Coronati (4 March 1592), † 18 May 1606
External links
edit- Miranda, Salvador. "Consistories for the creation of Cardinals 16th Century (1503-1605): Innocent IX (1591)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.