Girolamo Mattei (8 February 1547 – 8 December 1603) was anItalianCardinal from theHouse of Mattei.[1]
Mattei was born 8 February 1547, the son of Alessandro Mattei and Emilia Mazzatosta. He was the younger brother ofCiriaco Mattei and the older brother ofAsdrubale Mattei,Marquis di Giove. He was uncle toGirolamo Mattei, Duca di Giove andLuigi Mattei, commander of forces loyal to the Pope.
Mattei was raised to cardinal deacon in 1586 with thediaconias ofSant'Adriano al Foro andSant'Agata dei Goti (1587) thenSanta Maria in Cosmedin (1587–89), then the titular church ofSan Pancrazio fuori le mura from 1592 to 1603.[2]
He participated in theconclaves of 10–30 January 1592 (electingPope Clement VIII) and also the elections ofPope Innocent IX,Pope Gregory XIV andPope Urban VII. From 1591 to 1603 he was prefect of theCongregation of the Council.[3]
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