Carlo Alberto Guidoboni CavalchiniOr Guidobono. (26 July 1683 – 7 March 1774) was an Italian

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. Considered ''

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'' in the Papal conclave, 1758, he was vetoed by Louis XV of France under the '' jus exclusivae''. A lawyer by education, he became

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in 1728, and was created Cardinal in 1743. He became

bishop of Albano The Diocese of Albano ( la, Albanensis) is a suburbicarian see of the Roman Catholic Church in a diocese in Italy, comprising seven towns in the Province of Rome. Albano Laziale is situated some 15 kilometers from Rome, on the Appian Way. Under c ...

in 1759 and bishop of Ostia in 1763. Dean of the College of Cardinals 1763–74.

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External links

''Catholic Hierarchy'' page

Biography
1683 births 1774 deaths 18th-century Italian cardinals Cardinal-bishops of Albano Cardinal-bishops of Ostia Deans of the College of Cardinals 18th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops {{italy-RC-cardinal-stub