Nicola Grimaldi I

For other Cardinals of this surname, see Cardinal Grimaldi (disambiguation).
Nicola Grimaldi I
Orders
Created Cardinal May 17, 1706
Personal details
Born 1645
Naples
Died 25 October 1717
Rome

Nicola Grimaldi (1645–1717) was born at the Castello della Pietra, Naples, a member of the noble Grimaldi family of Genoa.[1]

Career

During the pontificate of Pope Innocent XI he became a governor of several cities in the Papal States. He was created a cardinal in the consistory of May 17, 1706, the same year in which he became the papal legate in Bologna. In 1716 he became Prefect of the Sacred Consulta a position he held until his death.[1]

Death

Grimaldi died at his palazzo in Rome on October 25, 1717, and was buried in the Capuchin Church of Santissima Concezione, Rome.[1]

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1706.htm#Grimaldi Cardinals of the Holy Catholic Church
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