Carlo de' Medici (cardinal)

Carlo di Ferdinando de ' Medici ( born March 19, 1595 Florence, † June 17, 1666 ) was an Italian cardinal and bishop.

Life

On December 2, 1615 Paul V. took the son of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinando I de ' Medici and chrétienne de Lorraine as a cardinal deacon with the title of Santa Maria in Domnica diakonia to the College of Cardinals. He was one of the cardinal electors conclaves of 1621 and 1623, the Gregory XV. and Urban VIII chose. After the death of Carlo Emanuele Pio di Savoia in 1623 he became cardinal deacon of San Nicola in Carcere. After the conclave in 1644 he crowned on October 4, 1644 as a cardinal deacon Innocent X. He was born on October 17, 1644 shortly cardinal deacon of S. Eustachio and on December 12, Cardinal Priest of San Sisto.

Next year, the member of the wealthy family Medici Cardinal Bishop of Sabina and seven months later, Cardinal Bishop of Frascati was. On April 29, 1652 he was appointed cardinal bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina and Subdean the College of Cardinals. From 23 September of that year until his death he was dean of the College of Cardinals, and Cardinal Bishop of Ostia e Velletri. He led the conclave in 1655 and announced the election Fabio Chigi ( Alexander VII ) to the Pope.

Carlo di Ferdinando de ' Medici died at the age of 71 years in Florence and is buried in the family crypt in the Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze.

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  • Cardinal (17th century)
  • Medici
  • Roman Catholic Bishop (17th Century )
  • Historical person (Italy )
  • Born in 1595
  • Died in 1666
  • Man
  • Prince (Tuscany)
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