Ippolito Aldobrandini (1592 – 19 July 1638) was a

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

Cardinal. He served as

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church The Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church is an office of the papal household that administers the property and revenues of the Holy See. Formerly, his responsibilities included the fiscal administration of the Patrimony of Saint Peter. As reg ...

from 1623 to 1638.

Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII ( la, Clemens VIII; it, Clemente VIII; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born ...

, whose birth name was also Ippolito Aldobrandini, was his great-uncle.Ippolito Aldobrandini, Pope of the Roman Catholic Church
www.Fiu.edu. Accessed March 23, 2012.

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17th-century Italian cardinals 1592 births 1638 deaths Camerlengos of the Holy Roman Church {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub