Titular Archbishop Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
What position did Giovanni Garzia Mellini take in Feb 1607?
Giovanni Garzia Mellini Giovanni Garzia Mellini ( his first name is also rendered Giangarzia while his middle name is also rendered Garsia ) ( 1562 – 2 October 1629 ) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati ( 1629 ) , Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina ( 1627–1629 ) , Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals ( 1623–1625 ) , Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ( 1622–1629 ) , Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati ( 1608–1627 ) , Archbishop ( Personal Title ) of Imola ( 1607–1611 ) , and Apostolic Nuncio to Spain ( 1605–1607 ) . Biography . Giovanni Garzia Mellini was born to a noble Roman family in Florence , Italy in 1562 , the son of Mario Millini and Ortensia Jacovacci . He comes from a family of cardinals who served both before and after him : Giovanni Battista Mellini ( installed 1476 ) ; his uncle , Giambattista Castagna ( later Pope Urban VII ) ( installed 1583 ) ; Savo Millini ( installed 1681 ) ; and Mario Millini ( installed 1747 ) . He studied law under his uncle , Giambattista Castagna . From 1585 to 1590 , he served as consistorial lawyer for Pope Sixtus V . In 1591 , he was appointed as Auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota . During the papacy of Pope Clement VIII , he went to France with Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini to negotiate the marriage of Marie de Medici to King Henri IV . On June 1 , 1605 , he was named Titular Archbishop of Colossae by Pope Leo XI and consecrated bishop on 12 June 1605 by Ludovico de Torres ( cardinal ) , Archbishop of Monreale , with Valeriano Muti , Bishop of Città di Castello , and Gaspare Paluzzi degli Albertoni , Bishop of SantAngelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia , serving as co-consecrators . On June 20 , 1605 he was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain where he served until May 22 , 1607 . On September 11 , 1606 , he was elevated to cardinal by Pope Paul V and appointed Bishop of Imola on 7 February 1607 . On 7 January 1608 , he received the title of Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati . On 27 June 1611 , he resigned as Bishop of Imola . He served as Vicar general of Rome ( 1610-1629 ) and Secretary of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition ( 1616-1629 ) . While cardinal , he participated in the conclave of 1621 which elected Pope Gregory XV ; and the conclave of 1623 which elected Pope Urban VIII . In 1622 , he was appointed the Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore . On August 6 , 1623 , he was elected as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals and reelected on January 15 , 1624 ; he served until January 13 , 1625 . On 14 April 1627 , he received the title of Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina and Archpriest of the patriarchal Liberian basilica . On 20 August 1629 , he was named Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati , a title he held until his death on October 2 , 1629 in Rome . He is buried in the church of Santa Maria del Popolo . Episcopal succession . While bishop , he was the principal consecrator of : and the principal co-consecrator of : While bishop , he ordained Giovanni Battista Altieri as priest ( 1613 ) ; and ordained Francesco Diotallevi as both deacon ( 1614 ) and priest ( 1614 ) .