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]}