About Carlo Gaudenzio Madruzzo
Lived 1562 – 1629 (aged 66–67). Carlo Gaudenzio Madruzzo was a catholic priest, catholic bishop and bishop.
Carlo Gaudenzio Madruzzo or Charles-Gaudence de Madrus in French (1562 – 14 August 1629) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and statesman.
Biography Born in the castle of Issogne, On 9 June 1604 he also received the title of cardinal by Pope Clement VIII, being given the titulus of San Cesareo in Palatio.
In his rule of the diocese, Madruzzo fought heresy and the (often alleged) presence of witchcraft in Trentino, as well as in enforcing the dispositions of the Council of Trent. As a temporal prince, he also strove to find a balance of power with the nearby Habsburg preponderant presence. In 1620, he moved to Rome, managing to obtain the title of vicar bishop for his nephew and assistant Carlo Emanuele.
He died in Rome in 1629. He was succeeded by his nephew.
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