Simeone Tagliavia d'Aragonia was born in
Castelvetrano, a family
fief near
Mazara del Vallo,
Kingdom of Sicily on 20 May 1550, the son of
Carlo d'Aragona Tagliavia,
Viceroy of Sicily, and his wife Margherita
Ventimiglia. He was the grand-nephew of Cardinal
Pietro Tagliavia d'Aragonia. At age 17, he was sent to
Spain, where he studied at the
University of Alcalá.
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. He participated in the
first papal conclave of 1590 that elected
Pope Urban VII; in the
second papal conclave of 1590 that elected
Pope Gregory XIV; in the
papal conclave of 1591 that elected
Pope Innocent IX; and in the
papal conclave of 1592 that elected
Pope Clement VIII. On 9 December 1592 he opted for the
titular church of
Sant'Anastasia; then for
Saint Jerome of the Croats on 18 August 1597; then for
Santa Prassede on 21 February 1600; and then for
San Lorenzo in Lucina on 30 August 1600. He also became the
protopriest. On 17 June 1602 he opted for the order of
cardinal bishops, receiving the
Suburbicarian Diocese of Albano and being
consecrated as a bishop. He opted for the
Suburbicarian Diocese of Sabina on 19 February 1603. He died in
Rome on 20 May 1604. He was buried in the
Church of the Gesù. ==References==