Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
Pope Gregory XIII made him a cardinal deacon in the consistory of 12 December 1583. He did not participate in the papal conclave of 1585 that elected Pope Sixtus V. He received the red hat and the deaconry of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri on 20 May 1585. That month, he was also appointed vice-protector of Spain.