Gaspar de Borja y Velasco
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Gaspar de Borja y Velasco (26 June 1580[1] – 28 December 1645) was a Spanish cardinal, ecclesiastic and politician. He belonged to the house of Borgia (though he always used the Spanish spelling of Borja) and served as Primate of Spain, Archbishop of Seville, Archbishop of Toledo and viceroy of Naples.[2] He was the great-great-great-great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI.
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Gaspar de Borja y Velasco | |
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Cardinal Primate of Spain Archbishop of Toledo | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Toledo |
See | Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo |
Installed | 16 January 1645 |
Term ended | 28 December 1645 |
Predecessor | Position vacant |
Successor | Baltasar Moscoso y Sandoval |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1630-1645 |
Orders | |
Consecration | 15 September 1630 by Antonio Marcello Barberini |
Created cardinal | 17 August 1611 by Pope Paul V |
Rank | Cardinal-bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 June 1580 |
Died | 28 December 1645(1645-12-28) (aged 65) Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Kingdom of Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Previous post(s) | Archbishop of Seville 1632-1645
Cardinal-priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme 1616-1630 Cardinal-priest of Santa Susanna 1611-1616 |
Alma mater | Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso |
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