Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri degli Albertoni
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| Born | 8 June 1623 |
| Died | 29 June 1698 (age 75) Rome, Papal States |
| Buried | Santa Maria in Campitelli |
| Nationality | Italian |
Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri degli Albertoni (8 June 1623 – 29 June 1698) was an
Biography
Altieri was born Paluzzo Paluzzi degli Albertoni in
In 1664, Altieri was elevated to Cardinal
Over the following few years he became a close advisor to Cardinal Emilio Altieri. At the
.In 1671, Altieri was named Prefect of the
Between 1673 and 1677 he was made
Altieri was appointed, or appointed himself, to so many positions he was accused by his contemporaries of megalomania. Though he had established a well-regarded ecclesiastic career, his limited diplomatic experience caused problems for the Pope and for the Holy See, even after Clement's death.[2]
Between 1678 and 1679 he was also appointed
He was appointed Cardinal-Priest of
Six months later, on 29 June 1698, he died suddenly at his dinner table. He was waked in the Church of Santa Maria in Campitelli and buried in the chapel of St. John the Baptist (Italian: San Giovanni Battist) which he had commissioned at the church.[1]
Altieri’s death inventory lists in great detail the contents of his collection of paintings and furniture displayed in his apartment in the Altieri palace in Rome.[3]
Episcopal succession
Ulderico Carpegna consecrated Altieri to the episcopacy on 2 May 1666. Having himself consecrated Pope Benedict XIII to the episcopacy, Cardinal Altieri is in the episcopal lineage of Pope Francis.[4]
Episcopal succession
| Episcopal succession of Francesco Maria Brancaccio |
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While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[4]
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References
- ^ OCLC 53276621.
- ^ Court and politics in papal Rome, 1492-1700 by Gianvittorio Signorotto & Maria Antonietta Visceglia (Cambridge University Press, 2002)
- ^ Lisa Beaven, Karen J. Lloyd. (2016). "Cardinal Paluzzo Paluzzi degli Albertoni Altieri and his picture collection in the Palazzo Altieri: the evidence of the 1698 death inventory: Part I." Journal of the History of Collections, V.29 (July): 175–190; Lisa Beaven, Karen J Lloyd. (2019). "Cardinal Paluzzo Paluzzi degli Albertoni Altieri and his collection in the Palazzo Altieri: the evidence of the 1698 death inventory, Part II." Journal of the History of Collections V 31 (March): 1–16.
- ^ [self-published]
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