Carlo Colonna (1665–1739) was a
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
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cardinal.
Biography
Carlo Colonna was born on November 17, 1665 in
Rome, Italy, the third child of
Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna
Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna (1637–1689) was an Italian nobleman of the Colonna family. He was the 8th Duke and Prince of Paliano and hereditary Grand Constable of the Kingdom of Naples. He was also a Knight of the Golden Fleece.
Biography
Colonn ...
,
prince and duke of Paliano, and
Maria Mancini
Anna Maria (Marie) Mancini (28 August 1639 – 8 May 1715) was the third of the five Mancini sisters; nieces to Cardinal Mazarin who were brought to France to marry advantageously. Along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, the Mancini ...
, niece of Cardinal
Jules Raymond Mazarin.
References
1665 births
1739 deaths
18th-century Italian cardinals
Colonna family
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