Gil de Albornoz y Espinosa (1581 – 19 December 1649),
Gil de Albornoz called Egidio Carillo Albornozio in Italian sources, was a Spanish

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who led the Spanish delegation at the papal conclave of 1644.

Biography

Albornoz was born in 1579 in

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, the son of Francisco de Albornoz (a Knight of the Military Order of Calatrava) and Felipa de Espinosa (niece of the powerful Cardinal

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). He was educated as a

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at the

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and

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universities. He was appointed

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. He helped to maintain pressure on

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and led negotiations with the Pope relating to the

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. He was the appointed representative of Spain in the

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from 1632. He was appointed

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between July 1634 and November 1635.

Papal conclave of 1644

Albornoz participated in the Papal Conclave of 1644 which elected

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, presenting the Spanish veto against the election of Cardinal

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, promoted by

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and

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´s PM,

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. Although he was urged to return to Spain, he continued residing in Rome until his death on 19 December 1649. He was buried in the church of S. Anna nel

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cardinal Gil De Albornoz 1581 births 1649 deaths Governors of the Duchy of Milan 17th-century Spanish cardinals University of Salamanca alumni Cardinals created by Pope Urban VIII