Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi

Not to be confused with his nephew Niccolò I Ludovisi, nor the later Niccolò II Ludovisi; nor the earlier Niccolò Albergati.

Cardinal Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi.

Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi (15 September 1608 – 9 August 1687) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Bologna.

Biography

He was a cousin of Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi. On 16 September 1640, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Pamphilj, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio with Giovanni Battista Rinuccini, Archbishop of Fermo, and Lelio Falconieri, Titular Archbishop of Thebae, serving as co-consecrators.

On 6 February 1645 he was appointed Archbishop of Bologna, and on 6 March 1645 he was elevated to cardinal by Pope Innocent X. He served as Cardinal-Priest of the Basilica di Sant'Agostino and then the Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri.

In 1650 he was appointed Major Penitentiary, and in 1683 he was appointed Dean of the College of Cardinals. He held both position until his death. Between 1658 and 1659 he served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals.

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

• Marco Romano (bishop) (Cristalli), Bishop of Ruvo (1646);
• Giacomo Giordano, Bishop of Lacedonia (1651);
• Petronio Veroni, Bishop of Boiano (1652);
• Girolamo Boncompagni, Archbishop of Bologna (1652);
• Antonio Bichi, Bishop of Montalcino (1652);
• Lorenzo Pollicini, Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1653);
• Bonaventura Teoli, Titular Archbishop of Myra (1655); and
• Ulysses Rossi, Titular Archbishop of Salamis and Auxiliary Bishop of Sabina (1681).