Gabriel Trejo Paniagua
Gabriel Trejo Paniagua (* 1562 in Plasencia ; † February 12, 1630 in Málaga ) was a Spanish cardinal .
Life
He came from the lower nobility and studied law in Salamanca . After completing his doctorate , he taught at this university . He then went through a lengthy career in the Spanish administration. He was a crown attorney, then a judge at the Castilian Supreme Court in Valladolid . In 1609 he joined the Order's Council, a central council of the Spanish Crown, as Crown Attorney. 1610 followed by membership in the Inquisition Council.
Gabriel Trejo Paniagua was one of the favorites of Duque de Lerma , an influential minister of Philip III. , who significantly promoted his career. After a Spanish ambassador disliked the Curia was ordered back by the minister, Pope Paul V was ready to do this also a favor and in 1615 awarded Gabriel Trejo Paniagua the cardinal's hat. In 1617 Gabriel Trejo Paniagua moved to Rome , where he soon found himself in competition with another favorite of the Duque de Lerma. The Spanish nobility entstammende Cardinal Gaspar de Borja y Velasco was outraged that the entstammende from the minor nobility crown-cardinal should lead the Spanish cardinals. With the political overthrow of his sponsor, Cardinal Trejo lost this influential role. He played no role on the political stage for several years. In 1625 he was appointed Archbishop of Salerno in the Kingdom of Naples by Philip IV . In 1627 he received the diocese of Malaga .
literature
- Hillard von Thiessen: Family ties and creature wages. The (cardinal) duke of Lerma and the crown cardinals of Philip III. from Spain. In: Arne Karsten (ed.): The hunt for the red hat. Cardinal careers in baroque Rome. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2004, ISBN 3-525-36277-3 , p. 105 ff.
Web links
- Trejo y Paniagua, Gabriel. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed March 9, 2019.
- Entry for Gabriel Trejo Paniagua on catholic-hierarchy.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Ribera |
Bishop of Málaga 1627–1630 |
Antonio Henriquez Porres |
| Lucio Sanseverino |
Archbishop of Salerno 1625–1627 |
Giulio Savelli |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Trejo Paniagua, Gabriel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Trejo y Paniagua, Gabriel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1562 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Plasencia |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1630 |
| Place of death | Málaga |