Cardinals created by Innocent X

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Pope Innocent X (1574–1655) and a secretary.

Pope Innocent X (r. 1644–1655) created 40 cardinals in 8 consistories:

14 November 1644[]

Camillo Francesco Maria Pamphili (1622–66), made a cardinal on November 14, 1644.
  • Camillo Francesco Maria Pamphilj, nephew of the Pope – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Domnica (received the title on 12 December 1644); resigned the cardinalate on 21 January 1647 to marry Olimpia Aldobrandini, † 26 July 1666
  • Giancarlo de' Medici, brother of the grand duke of Tuscany – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria Nuova (received the title on 20 March 1645), then cardinal-deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro (6 March 1656), † 23 January 1663
  • , papal Datary (in pectore, published on 6 March 1645) – cardinal-priest of S. Sisto (received the title on 24 April 1645), † 1 May 1656
  • Francesco Maria Farnese, brother of the duke of Parma and Piacenza (in pectore, published on 4 December 1645) – cardinal-deacon without the title, † 12 July 1647

6 March 1645[]

Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi (1608–87), made a cardinal on March 6, 1645.
Alderano Cybo (1613–1700), made a cardinal on March 6, 1645.
  • Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi, archbishop of Bologna – cardinal-priest of S. Agostino (received the title on 24 April 1645), then cardinal-priest of S. Maria degli Angeli (25 June 1645), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (11 October 1666), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (19 October 1676), cardinal-bishop of Sabina (13 September 1677), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (1 December 1681), cardinal-bishop of Ostia e Velletri (15 February 1683), † 9 August 1687
  • Pier Luigi Carafa, bishop of Tricario – cardinal-priest of SS. Silvestro e Martino (received the title on 10 July 1645), † 15 February 1655
  • , bishop of Jesi – cardinal-priest of S. Callisto (received the title on 24 April 1645), † 26 February 1653
  • Orazio Giustiniani, C.O., bishop of Nocera – cardinal-priest of S. Onofrio (received the title on 24 April 1645), † 25 July 1649
  • Federico Sforza, protonotary apostolic – cardinal-deacon of SS. Vito e Modesto (received the title on 10 July 1645), then cardinal-priest of SS. Silvestro e Martino (26 June 1656), cardinal-priest of S. Anastasia (21 April 1659), cardinal-priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (21 November 1661), † 24 May 1676
  • Benedetto Odescalchi – cardinal-deacon of SS. Cosma e Damiano (received the title on 24 April 1645), then cardinal-priest of S. Onofrio (21 April 1659), on 21 September 1676 became Pope Innocent XI, † 12 August 1689
  • Alderano Cybo – cardinal-priest of S. Pudenziana (received the title on 24 April 1645), then cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (30 January 1668), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (13 September 1677), cardinal-bishop of Palestrina (6 February 1679), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (15 February 1683), cardinal-bishop of Ostia e Velletri (10 November 1687), † 22 July 1700

28 May 1646[]

Jan Kazimierz Waza (1609–72), made a cardinal on May 28, 1646.
  • Jan Kazimierz Waza, S.J., brother of the king of Poland – cardinal-deacon without the title; resigned the cardinalate on 6 July 1648; king of Poland 1648 – 1668, † 16 December 1672

7 October 1647[]

All the new cardinals received the titular churches on 16 December 1647:

  • Fabrizio Savelli, archbishop of Salerno – cardinal-priest of S. Agostino, † 26 February 1659
  • Michele Mazzarino, O.P., archbishop of Aix – cardinal-priest of S. Cecilia, † 31 August 1648
  • Francesco Cherubini, domestic prelate and auditor of His Holiness – cardinal-priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina, † 21 April 1656
  • Cristoforo Vidman, auditor of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-deacon of SS. Nereo ed Achilleo, then cardinal-priest of SS. Nereo ed Achilleo (19 November 1657), cardinal-priest of S. Marco (1 April 1658), † 30 September 1660
  • Lorenzo Raggi, general treasurer of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Domnica, then cardinal-deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria (21 July 1653), cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (30 August 1660), cardinal-priest of SS. Quirico e Giulitta (11 February 1664), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (6 February 1679), cardinal-bishop of Palestrina (8 January 1680), † 14 January 1687
  • Francesco Maidalchini, relative of the Pope – cardinal-deacon of S. Adriano, then cardinal-deacon of S. Pancrazio (5 May 1653), cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Portico (23 March 1654), cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata (11 October 1666), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Via (19 October 1689), cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (23 July 1691), † 10 June 1700
  • , member of the Council of the Military Orders, royal councilor of King Felipe IV of Spain, member of the Supreme Council of the Tribunal of the Spanish Inquisition ( in pectore, published on 14 March 1650) – cardinal-priest without the title, † 7 October 1650

19 November 1650[]

Camillo Astalli (1616–63), made a cardinal on November 19, 1650.
  • Camillo Astalli-Pamphili, adopted nephew of the Pope – cardinal-priest of S. Pietro in Montorio (received the title on 17 October 1650), † 21 December 1663

19 February 1652[]

Luigi Omodei (1607–85), made a cardinal on February 19, 1652.
Frederick of Hesse-Darmstadt (1616–82), made a cardinal on February 19, 1652.
  • Jean François Paul de Gondi, archbishop of Corinto – cardinal-priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (received the title on 14 May 1655), † 24 August 1679
  • , O.P. archbishop of Seville – cardinal-priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (received the title on 23 June 1653), † 2 December 1653
  • Fabio Chigi, bishop of Nardò, Secretary of State – cardinal-priest of S. Maria del Popolo (received the title on 12 March 1652), on 7 April 1655 became Pope Alexander VII, † 22 May 1667
  • , general treasurer of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-priest of S. Onofrio (received the title on 12 March 1652), † 4 April 1659
  • Luigi Omodei, protonotary apostolic, dean of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-priest of S. Alessio (received the title on 12 March 1652), then cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (19 October 1676), cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (13 September 1677), cardinal-priest of (8 January 1680), † 26 April 1685
  • Pietro Ottoboni, auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota – cardinal-priest of S. Salvatore in Lauro (received the title on 12 March 1652), then cardinal-priest of S. Marco (15 November 1660), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (13 September 1677), cardinal-priest of (8 January 1680), cardinal-bishop of Sabiny (1 December 1681), cardinal-bishop of Frascati (15 February 1683), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (10 November 1687), on 6 October 1689 became Pope Aleksander VIII, † 1 February 1691
  • , auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota – cardinal-priest of S. Maria Traspontina (received the title on 12 March 1652), † 17 January 1666
  • Marcello Santacroce, referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace – cardinal-priest of S. Stefano in Monte Celio (received the title on 12 March 1652), † 19 December 1674
  • , privy chamberlain of His Holiness – cardinal-priest of S. Agnese in Agone (received the title on 12 March 1652), then cardinal-priest of SS. Nereo ed Achilleo (1 April 1658), † 21 January 1665
  • Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, O.S.Io.Hieros., grand prior in Germany of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro (received the title on 31 May 1655), then cardinal-deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio (30 March 1661), cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (14 November 1667), cardinal-deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere (12 March 1668), cardinal-deacon of S. Agata in Suburra (14 May 1670), † 19 February 1682
  • Lorenzo Imperiali, governor of Rome and vice-camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (in pectore, published on 2 March 1654) – cardinal-priest of S. Crisogono (received the title on 23 March 1654), † 21 September 1673
  • , referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace (in pectore, published on 2 March 1654) – cardinal-priest of SS. Giovanni e Paolo (received the title on 23 March 1654), † 6 January 1672

23 June 1653[]

Carlo Barberini (1630-1704), made a cardinal on June 23, 1653.
  • Carlo Barberini, prefect of Rome – cardinal-deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio (received the title on 18 August 1653), then cardinal-deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria (30 August 1660), cardinal-deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio (14 November 1667), cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (2 December 1675), cardinal-priest of S. Maria della Pace (27 September 1683), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (30 April 1685), † 2 October 1704

2 March 1654[]

All the new cardinals received the titular churches on 23 March 1654.

  • Giovanni Battista Spada, patriarch of Constantinople– cardinal-priest of S. Susanna, then cardinal-priest of S. Marcello (27 January 1659), cardinal-priest of S. Crisogono (25 September 1673), † 23 January 1675
  • Prospero Caffarelli, auditor general of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-priest of S. Callisto, † 14 August 1659
  • Francesco Albizzi, referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace and assessor of the Supreme S.C. of the Roman and Universal Inquisition – cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Via, then cardinal-priest of SS. IV Coronati (24 August 1671), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (8 January 1680), cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (1 December 1681), † 5 October 1684
  • Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona (iuniore), referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace – cardinal-priest of S. Bartolomeo all'Isola, then cardinal-priest of S. Cecilia (18 March 1658), † 26 September 1674
  • Carlo Pio di Savoia, treasurer general of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Domnica, then cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (11 February 1664), cardinal-priest of S. Prisca (14 November 1667), cardinal-priest of S. Crisogono (28 January 1675), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1 December 1681), cardinal-bishop of Sabiny (15 February 1683), † 13 February 1689
  • Carlo Gualterio, referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace and advocate of the poor – cardinal-deacon of Pancrazio, then cardinal-deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria (14 November 1667), cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (12 March 1668), cardinal-priest of S. Eusebio (15 January 1669), † 1 January 1673
  • Decio Azzolini, secretary of Briefs to the Princes and of the Sacred College of Cardinals – cardinal-deacon of S. Adriano, then cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (12 March 1668), cardinal-priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (22 December 1681), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (15 February 1683), cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (13 November 1684), † 8 June 1689

Sources[]

  • P. Gauchat: Hierarchia Catholica, vol. IV, Münster 1935

External links[]

  • Miranda, Salvador. "Consistories for the creation of Cardinals 17th Century (1605-1700): Innocent X (1644-1655)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
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