Prospero Colonna (November 27, 1662 – March 4, 1743) was a

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cardinal. He is also known as Prospero II Colonna to differentiate him from his elder relative cardinal Prospero I Colonna (1410–1463).

Biography

Prospero Colonna was born on 27 Nov 1662 in the Castle di Marino,

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near

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, the second child of Filippo Colonna and Cleria Cesarini.

References

1662 births 1743 deaths 18th-century Italian cardinals Colonna family People from Marino, Lazio {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub