Ulderico Carpegna

Conte Ulderico Carpegna ( born May 25, 1595 Scavolino; † January 24, 1679 in Rome) was a cardinal and bishop.

Life

After studying in Rome, to which he helped the support of the Duke of Urbino, his Doctor of Laws, he was under Pope Gregory XV. on commendatory of Santa Maria di Mutino. However, from this office he took possession in 1631. At the same time he was a member of the royal household of Cardinal Antonio Barberini, brother of Urban VIII. On September 23, 1630 appointed bishop of Gubbio, he received on October 7, 1630 in the chapel of the Quirinal palace of Paul Cardinal Luigi Caetani, with the assistance of the bishops Ricciulli Antonio and Benedetto Landi, episcopal ordination. Collected on November 28, 1633 cardinal, his titular church of S. Anastasia was released on January 9, 1634. After he was transferred as a bishop in the diocese diocese of Todi on 11 October 1638, however, he resigned before the August 31, 1643 on his bishopric, participated in the conclave of 1644, where he also was one of the candidates, and was the January 13, 1648 until February 1, 1649 Camerlengo. In the following years, he moved frequently as his titular churches cardinal. He was christened on April 21, 1659 St. Peter in Chains, on November 21, 1661 Santa Maria in Trastevere and was finally adopted on March 18, 1671, Cardinal Bishop of Tusculum ( Frascati), from where he on 28 January 1675, Cardinal Bishop to Porto e Santa Rufina changed. Later, he was also Vice- Dean of the Sacred College. Under Innocent X, he has become more connected as a former supporter of the Barberini the Medici. He also encouraged the Jesuits. Three times failed more nominations in the conclave 1655 because of the resistance of the Barberini, 1670 election on Emilio Altieri was due Carpegnas to close ties to the Medici and in 1676, after the death of Clement X., prevented the enmity of France and other European powers against his relatives Gaspare Carpegna his election despite the support of Altieri.