Carlo Barberini (1 June 1630 – 2 October 1704) was an Italian
Catholic cardinal and member of the
Barberini family. He was the grand-nephew of Maffeo Barberini (
Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...
) and son of
Taddeo Barberini (
Prince of Palestrina).
Early life and family history
Carlo Barberini was born 1 June 1630 in Rome. He was the son of
Taddeo Barberini, Prince of Palestrina and
Anna Colonna, daughter of
Filippo I Colonna. He was the younger brother of
Lucrezia Barberini and the older brother of
Maffeo Barberini. He was the nephew of Taddeo's cardinal brothers,
Francesco Barberini (Senior) and
Antonio Barberini and was himself the uncle of
Francesco Barberini (Junior), the son of his brother Maffeo.
Barberini and his younger brother Maffeo played a role in reconciling the Barberini family with the papacy (at that stage
Pope Innocent X) after the
Wars of Castro
The Wars of Castro were a series of conflicts during the mid-17th century revolving around the ancient city of Castro (located in present-day Lazio, Italy), which eventually resulted in the city's destruction on 2 September 1649. The conflict ...
. Maffeo married a niece of Pope Innocent X and Carlo was elevated to cardinal by Pope Innocent X in 1653. It had originally been proposed that Carlo marry the Pope's niece but he instead suggested it was an ecclesiastic career that he sought.
[''Pope Alexander the Seventh and the College of Cardinals'' by ]John Bargrave
John Bargrave (1610 – 11 May 1680), was an English people, English author and collector and a canon (priest), canon of Canterbury Cathedral.''Under the Sign: John Bargrave as Collector, Traveler, and Witness'' by Stephen Bann, Michigan, 1995
E ...
, edited by James Craigie Robertson (reprint; 2009)
Ecclesiastic career
Barberini participated in 7 papal conclaves. Barberini was the
cardinal deacon of the
titulus of
San Cesareo in Palatio (18 August 1653),
GCatholic.org:
Cardinal Deaconary San Cesareo in Palatio then of S. Angelo in Pescheria (14 November 1667) and finally of S. Maria in Cosmedin (2 December 1675). He was later promoted to rank of cardinal-priest of the ''titulus'' of S. Maria della Pace (27 September 1683). After becoming protopriest of the Sacred College, he was transferred to the title of S. Lorenzo in Lucina, proper of senior cardinal-priest (30 April 1685). In 1667 he was named archpriest of the Vatican Basilica.
Carlo Barberini acted in the papal curia as cardinal-protector of the Duchy of Savoy (from 1671), of the Catholic cantons of Switzerland (from 1680) and of the Kingdom of Poland (from 1681).
He died on 2 October 1704 and he has been buried in the basilica Santa Maria in Aracoeli
References
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1630 births
1704 deaths
Clergy from Rome
Carlo
17th-century Italian cardinals
18th-century Italian cardinals