See Ravenna Consecration October 17, 1604 | Term ended 10 February 1621 Installed 17 October 1604 Name Pietro Aldobrandini Ordination December 1598 | |
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Died February 10, 1621, Rome, Italy Place of burial Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome, Italy Parents Flaminia Ferracci, Pietro Aldobrandini | ||
Created Cardinal 17 September 1593 Predecessor Cristoforo Boncompagni | ||
Pietro Aldobrandini (31 March 1571 – 10 February 1621) was an Italian Cardinal and patron of the arts.
He was made a cardinal in 1593 by his uncle, Pope Clement VIII. He took over the duchy of Ferrara in 1598 when it fell to the Papal States. He became archbishop of Ravenna in 1604.
He bought the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, and spent large sums on this and other buildings such as the Villa Aldobrandini. He was a patron of Torquato Tasso, and of Girolamo Frescobaldi.
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