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Ferdinando Gonzaga (1587-1626) was the son of Vincenzo I Gonzaga and Eleonora de' Medici. As the second-born son, he was destined from a young age for an ecclesiastical career, and his education was more careful and complete than that of the other scions of the dynasty. Pope Paul V (Camillo Borghese) made him a cardinal in December 1607. In 1616 he officially resigned his position as cardinal and became the sixth duke of Mantua.
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