Giovanni Battista Spínola

Giovanni Battista Spinola (1681–1752) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal.^[1] He was the nephew of Giambattista Spínola (iuniore).

Early in his life he served as the governor in Benevento in 1711 and the governor in Rimini in 1717-1719. He also served in many other administrative positions in the Papal States. He was ordained a Catholic Priest in 1728, and made a Cardinal in 1733, given the titulus of San Cesareo in Palatio.

References

↑ Cheney, David M. "Giovanni Battista Cardinal Spínola". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

Sources

The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Thomas Philip Wallrad de Hénin-Liétard d'Alsace	Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in Palatio 1733–1743	Succeeded by Giovanni Francesco Albani (cardinal)
Preceded by Camillo Cibo	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli 1743–1751	Succeeded by Girolamo de Bardi
Preceded by Pier Luigi Carafa (iuniore)	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano 1751–1752	Succeeded by Francesco Scipione Maria Borghese

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[CathHierGioBattSpin-1] Cheney, David M. "Giovanni Battista Cardinal Spínola". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}