Giovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno (1578–1641) (also known as Gian Francesco Guidi di Bagno, Gianfrancesco Guidi di Bagno, Giovanni Francesco Bagni or Gianfrancesco de' Conti Guidi di Bagno) was an Italian cardinal, brother of cardinal Nicola Guidi di Bagno and nephew of cardinal

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Biography

He was born in

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( Grand Duchy of Tuscany) 4 October 1578, eldest son of Fabrizio Guidi di Bagno, Marquess of Montebello,

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, and Laura

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from the Duchy of Zagarolo. Giovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno studied law at the universities of Pisa and

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, literature and philosophy at the universities of Pisa and

and acquired a doctorate in both civil law and church law (''

Doctor utriusque juris A doctor of both laws, from the Latin ''doctor utriusque juris'', or ''juris utriusque doctor'', or ''doctor juris utriusque'' ("doctor of both laws") (abbreviations include: JUD, IUD, DUJ, JUDr., DUI, DJU, Dr.iur.utr., Dr.jur.utr., DIU, UJD a ...

''). In 1596, he received the commendation of the Abbey of St Mary of Mater Domini near Salerno. In 1597, he was appointed Protonotary apostolic, member of the college of ''protonotarii apostolici de numero participantium'' which was facilitated by his kinship with Cardinals

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and Ascanio Colonna. In 1598 he was part of the Pope

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's retinue during his visit to Ferrara immediately after the devolution of the

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to the Papal States. In 1600 he was referendary in the

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. Vice-Legate in

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and in

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from 1601 to 1606, Giovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno was Governor of Orvieto (1607),

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(1608), Fermo (1610) and of the

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(1611). In 1614, he was elected titular archbishop of Patras and appointed vice-legate of Avignon. The same year he became referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace. Twice nuncio extraordinary in France in the pontificates of Pope Gregory XV and Pope Urban VIII, he was also nuncio at the Brussels court of the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia, 1621–1627. He was elevated cardinal and reserved in pectore in 1627 and installed in 1631.The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church
/ref> In 1630 in Paris, Cardinal Guidi di Bagno met

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who became his librarian and secretary and accompanied him in 1631 to Italy, and

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highly appreciated him. He was appointed

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