Pietro Aldobrandini

Pietro Aldobrandini
Cardinal & Archbishop of Ravenna
See	Ravenna
Enthroned	17 October 1604
Reign ended	10 February 1621
Predecessor	Cristoforo Boncompagni
Successor	Luigi Capponi
Other posts	Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
Orders
Ordination	December 1598
Consecration	17 October 1604
Created Cardinal	17 September 1593
Rank	Cardinal-deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere, then Cardinal-priest of S. Pancrazio, SS. Giovanni e Paolo, S. Maria in Trastevere, finally Cardinal-bishop of Sabina
Personal details
Born	31 March 1571(1571-03-31) Rome, Italy
Died	10 February 1621(1621-02-10) (aged 49) Rome, Italy
Buried	S. Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Pietro Aldobrandini (d. 1587), Flaminia Ferracci (d. 1605)

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.

External links

• Pietro Cardinal Aldobrandini at Catholic-Hierarchy
• Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church