Girolamo
Doria was born in
Genoa in 1495, the son of
Andrea Doria. Early in his life, he married Luisa
Spinola and had several children. He entered the ecclesiastical state after his wife died, becoming a cleric in Genoa.
Pope Clement VII made him a
cardinal deacon in the
consistory of January 1529. He received the
red hat and the
deaconry of
San Tommaso in Parione on 15 November 1529. In 1530, he attended the
coronation of
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor by the pope in
Bologna. He was the administrator of the
see of Elne from 12 January 1530 until 2 October 1532; administrator of the
see of Huesca y Jaca from 2 October 1532 until 8 May 1533; administrator of the
see of Tarragona from 8 May 1533; and administrator of the
see of Noli from 13 April 1534 until 25 February 1549. He participated in the
papal conclave of 1534 that elected
Pope Paul III. From 15 November 1536 until 28 June 1538 he was administrator of the
see of Nebbio. He participated in the
papal conclave of 1549-50 that elected
Pope Julius III; the
papal conclave of April 1555 that elected
Pope Marcellus II; and the
papal conclave of May 1555 that elected
Pope Paul IV. On 29 May 1555 he opted for the title of
Santa Maria in Campitelli. He died in Genoa on 25 March 1558. He is buried in the
Augustinian church of Santa Maria della Cella. ==See also==