Luigi Caetani (July 1595 – 15 April 1642) was an Italian

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of the

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Biography

Caetani was born in Piedimonte. Son of Filippo I Caetani, duke of

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, and Camilla Gaetani dell'Aquila d'Aragona, of the dukes of Traetto. Descendant of the family of

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, great-grand-nephew of Cardinal Niccolò Caetani, grand-nephew of Cardinal Enrico Caetani and nephew of Cardinals

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and

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, he studied first in

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, where his uncle Bonifazio was legate, and then in

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, where he obtained a doctorate in law. He served as

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from 17 March 1624 until his resignation on 1 March 1627. He was ordained a bishop on 12 June 1622 and appointed the

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of Capua on 14 November 1622. Caetani was elevated to cardinal on 19 January 1626 and installed as the

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of S. Pudenziana on 9 February 1626. Cardinal Caetani was consecrated to the episcopacy by

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. Having himself consecrated Ulderico Carpegna, Caetani is in the episcopal lineage of

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and

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Episcopal succession

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