Pietro Aldobrandini
Pietro Aldobrandini (31 March 1571 – 10 February 1621) was an Italian cardinal and patron of the arts.
Pietro Aldobrandini | |
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| Cardinal & Archbishop of Ravenna | |
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| See | Ravenna |
| Installed | 17 October 1604 |
| Term ended | 10 February 1621 |
| Predecessor | Cristoforo Boncompagni |
| Successor | Luigi Capponi |
| Other post(s) | Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 1598 |
| Consecration | 17 October 1604 by Ippolito Aldobrandini |
| Created cardinal | 17 September 1593 |
| Rank | Cardinal-deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere, then Cardinal-priest of S. Pancrazio, SS. Giovanni e Paolo, S. Maria in Trastevere, finally Cardinal-bishop of Sabina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 March 1571 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 10 February 1621 (aged 49) Rome, Italy |
| Buried | S. Maria sopra Minerva, Rome |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Pietro Aldobrandini (d. 1587), Flaminia Ferracci (d. 1605) |
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Biography
He was made a cardinal in 1593 by his uncle, Pope Clement VIII. He took over the duchy of Ferrara in 1598 when it fell to the Papal States. On 17 Oct 1604, he was consecrated bishop by Pope Clement VIII, with François-Marie Tarugi, Archbishop of Siena, Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, and Ottavio Bandini, Archbishop of Fermo, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2] He became archbishop of Ravenna in 1604.
He bought the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj,[3] and spent large sums on this and other buildings such as the Villa Aldobrandini.[4] He was a patron of Torquato Tasso, and of Girolamo Frescobaldi.[5]
Works
- Bandi generali del cardinale Aldobrandino da osservarsi nella città, stato et legatione di Ferrara (in Italian). Ferrara: Vittorio Baldini. 1598.
Bandi generali del cardinale Aldobrandino da osservarsi nella città, stato et legatione di Ferrara, 1598
References
- Miranda, Salvador. "ALDOBRANDINI, Pietro (1571-1621)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
- Cheney, David M. "Pietro Cardinal Aldobrandini". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 20, 2019. [self-published]
- :: Galleria Doria Pamphilj - Roma Archived 2007-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Villa Aldobrandini in the early 17th Century Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- HOASM: Girolamo Frescobaldi
Bibliography
- Asano Guarini, E. F (1960). "Aldobrandini, Pietro," in: Dizionario Biografico degli italiani, 2, Roma 1960, pp. 107-112.
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