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42: 725: 378:. The Pope deprived him of the title of Cardinal-Nephew. Astalli was sent from Rome to govern the Diocese of Ferrara. However he did not accept this position and it so infuriated Innocent X that revoked all privileges, even eliminating his adoption into the Pamphili family. He forbade Astalli to use the family name and arms of Pamphili, and in 1655 exiled him to Sambuci. 737: 713: 360:
The unexpected generosity of the pope, however, put him against the Pamphilj family and especially Donna Olimpia, so much so that, aided by a series of bad policy choices, as well as a certain inability to handle the Roman Curia, he soon fell out of favor at the papal Court.
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In his absence, though, Cardinal Panciroli died and Astalli believed his good fortune would fade with the death of his mentor. In particular, Donna Olimpia Maidalchini had been gaining favour with her brother-in-law the Pope. Seeking support from abroad, Astalli took King
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Camillo Astalli belonged to a noble but relatively poor family. He was born in Sambuci, at Tivoli, 21 October 1616 to Fulvio and Catherine Pinelli Astalli. He studied at the
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On the death of the pope, as a sign of contempt, Astalli showed up at the funeral without being dressed in mourning. Contemporary
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for the annual term (until 16 January 1662). On instructions of Philip IV, on 14 July 1661 he was elected during the papacy of
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In February 1654, with little warning, Pope Innocent stripped Astalli of his titles for allegedly revealing
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Nonetheless, when Innocent X died, Astalli was still a Cardinal and participated in the
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with a doctorate in civil and ecclesiastical law, commencing a career as a
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would later recall that at the funeral of Cardinal Panciroli (at the
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On 24 January 1661 the cardinals elected him to the post of
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He became the assistant to the Secretary of State, Cardinal
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and was buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Catania.
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Pope Alexander the Seventh and the College of Cardinals
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His Eminence

Diego Velázquez
Hispanic Society
Catholic Church
Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
Federico Sforza
Pope Innocent X
Rome
Papal States
Catania
Sicily
Italian
Catholic
Cardinal
Cardinal-Nephew
Pope Innocent X
Cardinal Priest
San Pietro in Montorio
Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
Archbishop (personal title) of Catania
Roman College
Sapienza
consistorial lawyer
Olimpia Maidalchini
Pope Innocent X
Giovanni Giacomo Panciroli
Camillo Pamphilj
Pope Innocent X
Camillo Pamphili

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