Lorenzo Bianchetti
Italian cardinal
About Lorenzo Bianchetti
Lived 1545 – 1612 (aged 66). Lorenzo Bianchetti was a prelate.
Lorenzo Bianchetti (1545–1612) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography He was born in Bologna on September 12, 1545, to Cesare Bianchetti and Maddalena Castelli. Born into a noble Bolognese family, his brother Lodovico served as maestro di camera (chamberlain) to Pope Gregory XIII.
He accompanied Ippolito Aldobrandini on his legation to Kraków and Enrico Caetani on the legation to France.
He was created a cardinal by Pope Clement VIII in the consistory of June 5, 1596. He participated in the conclave of March 1605, which elected Pope Leo XI, and in the conclave of May 1605, which elected Pope Paul V.
He died on March 12, 1612, at the age of 66, and was buried in the Church of the Gesù in Rome.
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Who was Lorenzo Bianchetti?
Italian cardinal
When was Lorenzo Bianchetti born?
Lorenzo Bianchetti was born on 12 September 1545 in Bologna.
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Lorenzo Bianchetti died on 12 March 1612 in Rome.
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Lorenzo Bianchetti was a prelate.
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