Francesco Gonzaga
(1538-1566)

Kardinal Francesco Gonzaga von Mantua Portrait of Francesco Gonzaga (1538-1566) Foto: AnonymousUnknown author / Public Domain

Italian cardinal (1538-1566) – Francesco Gonzaga was born in Palermo (Italian city, capital of Sicily) on December 6th, 1538 and died in Rome (Capital and largest city of Italy) on January 6th, 1566 at the age of 27. Today Francesco Gonzaga would be 485 years old.

Age

how old was Francesco Gonzaga when he died?

Francesco Gonzaga died in 1566 at the age of 27.

Biographical data

Birthday	December 6th, 1538 (Tuesday)
Place of Birth	Palermo Italian city, capital of Sicily
Death Date	January 6th, 1566 (Thursday)
Death place	Rome Capital and largest city of Italy
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer) ♐
Chinese Zodiac	Dog 狗

Other personalities born on December 6

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

Fred Duesenberg

American automobile designer and manufacturer

*December 6th, 1876, Lippe †July 26th, 1932

Zack Tabudlo

Filipino singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 6th, 2001, Las Piñas

Alberto Contador

Spanish professional cyclist

*December 6th, 1982, Madrid

Dulce María

Mexican actress

*December 6th, 1985, Mexico City

Janus Dousa

Dutch historian and noble (1545-1604)

*December 6th, 1545, Noordwijk †October 8th, 1604, The Hague

Nick Park

British animator and filmmaker

*December 6th, 1958, Weavers Yard

Henry VI of England

King of England (1421–1471)

*December 6th, 1421, Windsor Castle †May 21st, 1471, Tower of London

Şiir Eloğlu

Turkish actress

*December 6th, 1965, Istanbul

Matthias Ilgen

German politician

*December 6th, 1983, Husum

Lynn Fontanne

British actress (1887–1983)

*December 6th, 1887, London †July 30th, 1983, Waukesha County

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Austrian conductor

*December 6th, 1929, Berlin †March 5th, 2016, Sankt Georgen im Attergau

Alicia Machado

Actress, TV show host, singer, Miss Universe 1996 and Miss Venezuela 1995

*December 6th, 1940, Maracay

Ashley Madekwe

English actress and fashion blogger

*December 6th, 1981, Mile End

Joseph Lamb

American composer of ragtime music

*December 6th, 1887, Montclair †September 3rd, 1960, Brooklyn

Alain Tanner

Swiss film director

*December 6th, 1929, Geneva †September 11th, 2022, Geneva

Ewan Birney

English biologist and bioinformatician

*December 6th, 1972, Paddington

Baldassarre Castiglione

Italian Renaissance author (1478-1529)

*December 6th, 1478, Marcaria †February 8th, 1529, Toledo

Britt Assombalonga

Congolese association football player

*December 6th, 1992, Kinshasa

Irene Grandi

Italian singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, actress and television host

*December 6th, 1969, Florence

Peter Handke

Nobel laureate in Literature & Austrian writer, playwright and film director

*December 6th, 1942, Griffen

Bobby Van

American musical actor and game show host (1928-1980)

*December 6th, 1928, The Bronx †July 31st, 1980, Los Angeles

Ernst Cothmann

German university teacher (1557-1624)

*December 6th, 1557, Lemgo †April 13th, 1624, Rostock

Nick Bockwinkel

American professional wrestler (1934-2015)

*December 6th, 1934, St. Louis †November 14th, 2015, Las Vegas

James Naughton

American actor and director

*December 6th, 1945, Middletown

Estelle Denis

French journalist and television presenter

*December 6th, 1976, Paris

Tim Cahill

Australian association football player

*December 6th, 1979, Sydney

Gunnar Myrdal

Swedish economist (1898-1987)

*December 6th, 1898, Skattunge Parish †May 17th, 1987, Danderyd

Stephen Hepburn

British politician (born 1959)

*December 6th, 1959, Jarrow

Also born in 1538

Diane de France, Duchess of Angoulême

French noble (1538-1619)

*July 25th, 1538, Paris †January 11th, 1619, Paris

Charles Borromeo

Cardinal, archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584

*October 2nd, 1538, Arona †November 3rd, 1584, Milan

Miklós Istvánffy

Hungarian politician (1538-1615)

*December 8th, 1538, Kisasszonyfa †April 1st, 1615, Vinica, Varaždin County

Joan Terès i Borrull

Spanish bishop

*September 29th, 1538, Verdú †July 10th, 1603, Barcelona

Turibius of Mongrovejo

Spanish saint

*November 16th, 1538, Mayorga †March 23rd, 1606, Lima

Maeda Toshiie

General of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period

*January 15th, 1538, Nagoya †April 27th, 1599

Bonaventura Vulcanius

Flemish Renaissance humanist (1538-1614)

*June 30th, 1538, Bruges †October 9th, 1614, Leiden

Giovanni Battista Guarini

Italian poet

*December 10th, 1538, Ferrara †October 7th, 1612, Venice

Lorenzo Priuli

Italian cardinal and politician

*August 9th, 1538, Venice †January 21st, 1600, Venice

Alberto Bolognetti

Italian Roman Catholic cardinal

*July 28th, 1538, Bologna †May 9th, 1585, Villach

Luigi d'Este

Catholic cardinal

*December 25th, 1538, Ferrara †December 30th, 1586, Rome

Caesar Baronius

Italian cardinal and ecclesiastical historian (1538–1607)

*January 1st, 1538, Sora †June 30th, 1607, Rome

Dorothy Catherine of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Burggräfin of Meissen

*February 23rd, 1538, Ansbach †January 18th, 1604, Toužim

Guglielmo Gonzaga

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1538–1587)

*April 24th, 1538, Mantua †August 14th, 1587, Goito

John Frederick III, Duke of Saxony

Titular duke of Saxony; nominal Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1538-1565)

*January 16th, 1538, Torgau †October 31st, 1565, Jena

Gian Paolo Lomazzo

Italian painter (1538-1592)

*May 6th, 1538, Milan †January 27th, 1592, Milan

Hans Khevenhüller zu Aichelberg

(1538-1606)

*April 16th, 1538, Spittal an der Drau †May 4th, 1606, Madrid

Infanta Maria of Guimarães

Portuguese infanta

*August 12th, 1538, Ribeira Palace †September 7th, 1577, Parma

Johan II of East Frisia

Count of East Friesland (1538-1591)

*September 29th, 1538, Aurich †September 29th, 1591, Stickhausen Castle

Gregor Bersman

German university teacher and writer (1538-1611)

*March 10th, 1538, Annaberg-Buchholz †October 5th, 1611, Zerbst

Christopher Clavius

German astronomer and mathematician (1538–1612)

*March 25th, 1538, Bamberg †February 6th, 1612, Rome

Jane Dormer

British noble (1538-1612)

*January 6th, 1538, Eythrope †January 13th, 1612

Louis of Nassau

Nobleman of the Netherlands; military leader in the Eighty Years' War (1538-1574)

*January 10th, 1538, Dillenburg †April 14th, 1574

Carlo di Cesare del Palagio

*January 25th, 1538, Florence †August 22nd, 1598, Italy

Francesco Gonzaga

Birthday

When was Francesco Gonzaga born?

Francesco Gonzaga was born on December 6th, 1538.

Death

When did Francesco Gonzaga die?

Francesco Gonzaga died on January 6th, 1566 at the age of 27 in Rome (Capital and largest city of Italy). Today Francesco Gonzaga would be 485 years old.