Fabrizio Savelli (1607 – 26 February 1659) was an

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and, later, a

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Early life

Savelli was born in 1607 of the House of Savelli which included

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(1285 - 1287). He was the nephew of Cardinal

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and the uncle of Cardinal Paolo Savelli.S. Miranda:
Fabrizio Savelli As a young man he received military training and later commanded troops in a number of regional conflicts. During the First War of Castro, Savelli was given the title of ''

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'' and was put in command of a contingent of papal troops fighting the

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. However, according to contemporary

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, Savelli had great respect for the Dukes and also believed

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would not live long and so the war was futile.''Pope Alexander the Seventh and the College of Cardinals'' by

, edited by

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(reprint; 2009) As a result, Savelli moved his troops slowly and was hesitant to engage in battle. Pope Urban relieved Savelli of his command and appointed his nephew,

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, in Savelli's place.

Ecclesiastic career

Savelli, though, was not severely punished. Instead, he was brought back to Rome and in 1642, he was elected

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with dispensation for not having yet received the

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. He was consecrated in October of that year, in

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by Cardinal

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with Francesco Gonzaga,

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, serving as co-consecrator."Fabrizio Cardinal Savelli"
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. Savelli was made cardinal in the

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of 7 October 1647. He was named legate in

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in 1648 and then legate in

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and

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. He participated in the papal conclave of 1655 which elected

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. He became Minister of Poland before the

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in 1658 and died in February of the following year.

References

1607 births 1659 deaths

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