On 1 June 1891, Pope Leo created him a
cardinal priest. He was assigned the titular church of
Santa Maria degli Angeli in the
consistory of 14 December 1891. He participated in the
conclave of 1903 that elected
Pope Pius X and refused to issue the veto of Emperor
Franz Josef I against
Cardinal Rampolla; however, that veto was issued by
Cardinal Puzyna. Cardinal Gruscha died in 1911. ==References==